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House resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education, States, and local education agencies should spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms.

H.Res. 139Introduced May 1, 1997Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Pitts R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 29, 1997 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 139.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Res. 139, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

84 cosponsors — 80 Republicans, 4 Democrats

3 of 84 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Charles Canady (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Mac Collins (R-GA), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Jon Fox (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Paul Gillmor (R-OH) and 54 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-16 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.