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H.R. 1804 (103rd): Goals 2000: Educate America Act


To improve learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education reform; to promote the research, consensus building, and systemic changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high levels of educational achievement for all American students; to provide a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs; to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Dale Kildee

Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 9th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 26, 1994
Length: 156 pages
Introduced
Apr 22, 1993
103rd Congress (1993–1994)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 31, 1994

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 31, 1994.

Law
Pub.L. 103-227
Cosponsors

39 Cosponsors (39 Democrats)

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History

Apr 22, 1993
 
Introduced

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Jun 23, 1993
 
Ordered Reported

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Oct 13, 1993
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Feb 8, 1994
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.

Feb 23, 1994
 
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made.

Feb 23, 1994
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Public Print.

Mar 23, 1994
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report.

Mar 26, 1994
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

Mar 31, 1994
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1804 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1804. This is the one from the 103rd Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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