Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area until Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority.

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

28 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 1 Democrat

2 of 28 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), John Boehner (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Greenwood (R-PA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jack Kingston (R-GA), David McIntosh (R-IN), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Major Owens (D-NY), Ron Paul (R-TX), John Peterson (R-PA), Tom Petri (R-WI), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Joe Scarborough (R-FL), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Floyd Spence (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Goodling.

• H.R. 5 (105th) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
• H.R. 2846 (105th) To prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing without explicit and specific legislation.
• H.R. 3246 (105th) Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998
• H.R. 2614 (105th) Reading Excellence Act
• H.Res. 507 (105th) Providing special investigative authority for the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
• H.Con.Res. 202 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and should not…

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress