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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps to enable paraprofessionals working in targeted schools to become certified teachers through part-time and summer study.

H.R. 2938Introduced Jul 17, 1991Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Jose Serrano D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 13, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

23 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 19 Democrats

3 of 23 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Howard Berman (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Frank Horton (R-NY), William Jefferson (D-LA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), James Scheuer (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Craig Washington (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jose Serrano.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-18 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.