HR471 | US Congress 2011-2012 | Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act

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On April 4, 2011 in the Senate:

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.

On March 31, 2011 in the Senate:

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

On March 30, 2011 in the House:

H.AMDT.209 On agreeing to the Norton amendment Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 237 .
Rule H. Res. 186 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 186 .
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 471 .
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 186 , the House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Norton substitute amendment.
H.AMDT.209 Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Ms. Norton. Amendment sought to insert a complete new text entitled "Public Funds for Public Education Act" which would have redirected the funds contained in H.R. 471 on a 50% to the District of Columbia public charter schools and 50% to the District of Columbia public schools basis.
Point of order raised by Mr. Weiner on the content of the measure. Mr. Weiner stated that the provisions of bill violates clause 10 of Rule XXI. The Chair stated that the point of order was not timely.
Mr. Cummings moved to recommit with instructions to Oversight and Government.
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".
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 238 .
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 195 .
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On March 29, 2011 in the House:

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.

On March 17, 2011 in the House: