United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2211 (108th)
Ready to Teach Act of 2003
Introduced
22 May 2003
Last action
10 July 2003 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Ready to Teach Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions and reauthorize appropriations for title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement): (1) part A, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships; and (2) part B, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology.
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Timeline
22 May 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Source: Committee
4 June 2003
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
4 June 2003
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
10 June 2003
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
10 June 2003
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
26 June 2003
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91.
Source: Calendars
26 June 2003
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-183.
Source: Committee
26 June 2003
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-183.
Source: Committee
8 July 2003
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 310 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2211 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in House Report 108-190. Provides that the amendments printed in the report shall be considered only in the order printed, offered only by a Member designated in the report, considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand fora division of the question ...
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2211.
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 310. (consideration: CR H6364-6383)
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Passed
Rule H. Res. 310 passed House.
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2211.
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Vote
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 404 - 17 (Roll no. 340).
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 404 - 17 (Roll no. 340).
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (consideration: CR H6373-6378, H6382; text: CR H6373-6378)
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2211 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in House Report 108-190. Provides that the amendments printed in the report shall be considered only in the order printed, offered only by a Member designated in the report, considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified, equally divided and controlled, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand fora division of the question ...
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 310 and Rule XXIII.
Source: Floor
9 July 2003
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
10 July 2003
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 10 July 2003 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 9 July 2003 · Download file
- Reported in House · 26 June 2003 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 22 May 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 10 July 2003
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 10 July 2003
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 July 2003
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 July 2003
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 9 July 2003
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 26 June 2003
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Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 26 June 2003
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 26 June 2003
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2003
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Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2003
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2211) to reauthorize title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- related to ← Teacher Training Enhancement Act
- amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-190 to insert language that provides grants to educational entities that choose to conduct outreach and coordination services with inner-city and rural secondary schools. This partnership, between education entities and inner-city and rural secondary schools, will focus on encouraging students in these schools to pursue teaching as a career.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-190 to provide for `Mentoring Programs' under allowable uses for Partnership Grants under section 203. Such programs would: establish and implement minimum qualifications for mentors; provide training and stipends for mentors; provide mentoring programs for teachers in their first three years of teaching; provide regular and ongoing opportunities for mentors and mentees to observe each other's teaching methods in classroom settings during the school day; establish an evaluation and accountability plan for activities; require a report to the Secretary on an annual basis regarding the partnership's progress.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-190 to add language to ensure that teachers are able to understand scientifically based research and its applicability; to require partnership grant applications to contain a certification from the partner local educational agency stating that it will `directly benefit' from the proposed grant activities; to ensure that partnership grant funds are used only to supplement, not supplant, other federal, State, and local funds that would otherwise be used for teacher preparation activities, and to require States to include average raw score data in their reports.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-190 to amend the applications used regarding partnerships by requiring the following additional information beprovided concerning: well-designed clinical practice to develop effective teaching skills; entry-level teaching support in mentored induction programs for teachers; and ongoing assessment of teacher preparation effectiveness that can be used to improve teacher preparation programs.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-190 to allow uses of funds to train teachers to use supplemental multilingual computer software to train teachers to teach limited English proficient students.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2211
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2211
- us · 108-hr-2211 · source updated 23 March 2026