A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary E

S. 659 in the 92nd Congress (1971–1972) became law — introduced in 1971, sponsored by Claiborne Pell. Congress held 34 roll call votes on it.

During the 92nd Congress (1971–1972), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: 1971
Policy area: Education

Sponsor

Claiborne Pell (D-RI)

Where it stands

Introduced1971
Passed the SenateYes
Passed the HouseYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawYes

Every roll call vote on this bill

To sustain the chair's decision when it ruled out of order as nongermane bayh amendment to S. 659, omnibus…Senate · Aug 6, 1971
To table dominick (r, colo.) amendment to S. 659 adding provision for the establishment of a foreign service…Senate · Aug 6, 1971
To amend dominick amendment to S. 659, by striking language authorizing monthly subsistence payments to…Senate · Aug 6, 1971
To pass S. 659.Senate · Aug 6, 1971
To amend mondale (d, minn) amendment to S. 659, higher education bill. Mondale amendment calls for…Senate · Feb 24, 1972
To amend mondale (d,minn) amendment to S. 659 by agreeing to section b of scott-mansfield amendment, setting…Senate · Feb 24, 1972
To amend mondale (d,minn) amendment to S. 659 by agreeing to section c of scott-mansfield amendment…Senate · Feb 25, 1972
To amend sen. Mondale's amendment to S. 659, so as to bar federal courts from issuing orders to require…Senate · Feb 25, 1972
To table motion to reconsider role by which griffin (r, mich) amendment to the mondale amendment was agreed…Senate · Feb 25, 1972
To amend S. 659 to provide that a school in a disadvantaged neighborhood may qualify as a "prize" school.Senate · Feb 28, 1972
To amend S. 659 to state the sense of the Congress in favor of student participation an governing boards of…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend S. 659 by agreeing to the mondale amendment which embodied scott (r, pa) - mansfield (d, mont)…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend allen (d, ala) amendment to S. 659 by barring federal courts from issuing orders to require busing…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend (as a substitute for allen (d, ala) amendment) S. 659 by agreeing to sections a, b, and c of…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend, as amended by scott-mansfield amendment, S. 659. (see RC 58, 59, 60)Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend S. 659 to provide a ten-year plan for school integration.Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend, as a substitute to baker (r, tenn) amendment, S. 659, by postponing effectiveness of court busing…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend S. 659 by postponing effectiveness of U.S. District court busing orders until all appeals or time…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend S. 659 so as to strike from the bill provisions calling for the establishment of a foreign service…Senate · Feb 29, 1972
To amend S. 659 so as to provide the right for a student to attend the public school nearest his home.Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To amend S. 659 so as to provide that the prohibition on busing to achieve racial balance apply in all…Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To amend S. 659 so as to provide a student the right to attend the neighborhood public school of his choice.Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To amend S. 659 so as to grant the right of class actions to reopen or intervene in court ordered school…Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To amend S. 659 by requiring the report of the attorney general and secretary of health, education, and…Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To amend S. 659 to provide that schools under desegregation orders may qualify for desegregation funds…Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To amend S. 659 to bar federal courts from issuing orders to require busing of schoolchildren on account of…Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To pass the house substitute amendment to S. 659, proposed omnibus education amendments of 1972, as amended…Senate · Mar 1, 1972
To table a motion to instruct conferees to insist on the house anti-busing amendments to S. 659, omnibus…House · Mar 8, 1972
To instruct conferees to insist on the house anti-busing amendments to S. 659.House · Mar 8, 1972
To table motion to instruct the conferees to insist on the house anti-busing amendments to S. 659, omnibus…House · May 11, 1972
To instruct conferees to insist on house anti-busing amendments to S. 659.House · May 11, 1972
To table griffin (r, mich) motion to recommit the conference report on S. 659, proposed omnibus education…Senate · May 23, 1972
To agree to conference report on S. 659.Senate · May 24, 1972
To agree to the conference report on S. 659, higher education act of 1972.House · Jun 8, 1972

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