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H.R.471: SOAR Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Jan. 26, 2011
- Latest Major Action April 4, 2011
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
51 (2 Democrats, 49 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act or SOAR Act - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award five-year grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations to carry out a program to provide expanded school choice opportunities to students who are District of Columbia (DC) residents and who come from households: (1) receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives .
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-36.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 17.
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 186 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived.
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Rule H. Res. 186 passed House.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 186.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 471.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 186, the House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Norton substitute amendment.
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Point of order raised by Mr. Weiner on the content of the measure. Mr. Weiner stated that the provisions of bill violates clause 10(a) of Rule XXI. The Chair stated that the point of order was not timely.
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Mr. Cummings moved to recommit with instructions to Oversight and Government.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cummings motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment which strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts two sections. Section 1 is entitled "FUNDING FOR DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS". Section 2 is entitled "AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS".
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The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 238 (Roll no. 203).
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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 195 (Roll no. 204).
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
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| Jan. 26, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) |