| Senate Bill | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Candidate Voting |
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Vote number 2001-103 funding smaller classes instead of private tutors
on May 15, 2001
regarding bill S1
Results: Amendment rejected, 48-50 |
Vote to authorize a federal program aimed at reducing class size. The plan would assist states and local education agencies in recruiting, hiring and training 100,000 new teachers, with $2.4 billion in fiscal 2002. This amendment would replace an amendme |
Voting N counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 7: Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers. |
Democrats:
YES 48; NO 0
Republicans:
YES 0; NO 50
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 2001-99 funding student testing instead of private tutors
on May 10, 2001
regarding bill S1
Results: Amendment adopted, 50-47 |
Vote to pass an amendment that would authorize $200 million to provide grants to help states develop assessment systems that describe student achievement. This amendment would replace an amendment by Jeffords, R-VT, which would allow parents of under-per |
Voting N counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 7: Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers. |
Democrats:
YES 48; NO 1
Republicans:
YES 2; NO 46
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 2001-69 spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction
on Apr 4, 2001
regarding bill H Con Res 83
Results: Amendment adopted, 53-47 |
Vote to reduce the size of the $1.6 trillion tax cut by $448 billion while increasing education spending by $250 billion and providing an increase of approximately $224 billion for debt reduction over 10 years. |
Voting N counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 11: Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower. |
Democrats:
YES 49; NO 1
Republicans:
YES 4; NO 46
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number issues2000-D allowing School Prayer
on Jul 2, 2000
regarding bill issues2000-D School Prayer questionnaire
Results: (issues2000 questionnaire) |
If the Senate were to vote on a bill that allowed for student organized prayer in school, would you support such a measure? |
Voting Y counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 4: Teach moral standards In Public Schools. |
Democrats:
YES 0; NO 0
Republicans:
YES 0; NO 0
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 2000-33 Educational Savings Accounts
on Mar 2, 2000
regarding bill S.1134
Results: Passed 61-37 |
Vote to pass a bill that would permit tax-free savings accounts of up to $2000 per child annually to be used for public or private school tuition or other education expenses. |
Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 7: Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers. |
Democrats:
YES 9; NO 35
Republicans:
YES 52; NO 2
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1999-121 declaring that memorial prayers and religious symbols at sch
on May 18, 1999
regarding bill S.254
Results: Passed 85-13 |
Vote to declare that erecting religious symbols and praying on public school campuses as part of a memorial service does not violate the First Amendment to the Constitution, and to provide legal assistance to any government entity defending such a case. |
Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 4: Teach moral standards In Public Schools. |
Democrats:
YES 7; NO 1
Republicans:
YES 7; NO 0
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1999-35 allowing more flexibility in federal school rules
on Mar 9, 1999
regarding bill S. 280 Motion to Invoke cloture on Jeffords Amdt #31
Results: Y)55; N)39; NV)6 Cloture Motion Rejected |
This vote was a motion to invoke cloture on a bill aimed at allowing states to waive certain federal rules normally required in order to use federal school aid. [A YES vote implies support of charter schools and vouchers]. |
Voting Y counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 7: Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers. |
Democrats:
YES 0; NO 39
Republicans:
YES 55; NO 0
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1998-169 education savings accounts
on Jun 24, 1998
regarding bill H.R. 2646 H.R. 2646 Conference Report
Results: Y)59; N)36; NV)5 Conf Rpt Agreed to |
This Conference Report approved tax-sheltered education savings accounts. |
Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 7: Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers. |
Democrats:
YES 8; NO 34
Republicans:
YES 51; NO 2
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1997-260 school vouchers in DC
on Sep 30, 1997
regarding bill S. 1156 DC Appropriations Act
Results: Y)58; N)41; NV)1 Cloture Motion Rejected |
This legislation would have amended the DC spending measure, imposing an unconstitutional school voucher program on the District. |
Voting Y counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 7: Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers. |
Democrats:
YES 4; NO 40
Republicans:
YES 54; NO 1
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1996-231 $75M for abstinence education
on Jul 23, 1996
regarding bill S 1956
Results: Motion to waive rejected, 52-46 |
Vote to retain a provision of the Budget Act that funds abstinence education to help reduce teenage pregnancy, using $75 million of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. |
Voting Y counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 4: Teach moral standards In Public Schools. |
Democrats:
YES 3; NO 42
Republicans:
YES 48; NO 4
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1994-236 requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer
on Jul 27, 1994
regarding bill S.1513
Results: Rejected 53-14 |
Cut off federal funds to school districts that deny students their right to constitutionally protected voluntary prayer. |
Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 4: Teach moral standards In Public Schools. |
Democrats:
YES 6; NO 38
Republicans:
YES 35; NO 7
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1994-85HR giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer
on Mar 23, 1994
regarding bill HR 1804
Results: Rejected 195-232 |
Vote on the motion to send the conference report [final version] of the bill back to the conference committee to have language added that would not permit any federal aid to schools that do not allow voluntary prayer. |
Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 4: Teach moral standards In Public Schools. |
Democrats:
YES 0; NO 4
Republicans:
YES 2; NO 0
Independents:
YES 0; NO 0 |
Vote number 1994-34 national education standards
on Feb 8, 1994
regarding bill H.R. 1804 Goals 2000: Educate America Act
Results: Y)71; N)25; NV)4 Bill Passed |
Approval of national education standards. |
(Not used in VoteMatch) |
Democrats:
YES 43; NO 0
Republicans:
YES 17; NO 24
Independents:
YES 1; NO 0 |
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