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S. 2 (102nd)

Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act

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Introduced

14 January 1991

Last action

2 October 1992 · Vote

Status

Cloture on the conference report not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59-40. Record Vote No: 261.

Sponsors

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]

Subjects

Housing, Education

Source updated

21 April 2025

Housing · Education

Summary

Strengthening Education for American Families Act - Title I: National Goals - Sets forth national goals for education, to be achieved by the year 2000, in the following categories: (1) family literacy and lifelong learning; (2) disadvantaged children's readiness for school; (3) school completion; (4) student achievement; (5) mathematics and science; (6) safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools; (7) teacher recruitment and retention; and (8) equal opportunity for postsecondary education. Title II: National Council on Educational Goals - National Academic Report Card Act of 1991 - Establishes a National Council on Educational Goals (the Council). Directs the Council, after the conclusion of its first meeting, to submit: (1) an interim report within one year; and (2) a National Report Card, within two years and annually thereafter for the duration of its existence. Requires the interim report to: (1) establish a timetable for reporting progress toward achieving the national educational goals by the year 2000; and (2) include a series of reasonable steps for measuring implementation and success of each recommendation of the Council. Requires the National Report Card to set forth an analysis of U.S. progress toward achieving the national education goals, presented in a form understandable to parents and the general public. Provides that the National Report Card may, if the Council deems necessary, also: (1) describe modifications to existing goals; (2) identify continuing gaps in existing educational data; and (3) make recommendations to improve methods and procedures of assessing educational attainment and to strengthen the national educational assessment and information system. Directs the Secretary of Education to make matching grants to the States to: (1) conduct State summits on education; (2) evaluate progress toward implementing national goals; and (3) evaluate the implementation process. Requires States receiving such grants to report on State goals and plans. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1992 through 2001 for: (1) the Council and its National Report Card; and (2) State summits on education. Title III: Literacy - National Literacy Act of 1991 - Provides for comprehensive activities to ensure that all Americans can become literate by the year 2000. Part A: Literacy: Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination -Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to direct the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education to coordinate literacy-related programs. Establishes the National Institute for Literacy and the National Institute Board. Authorizes the Institute to award Literacy Leader Fellowships. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to establish a network of State or regional adult literacy resource centers. Authorizes appropriations. Part B: Workforce Literacy - Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Workforce Literacy Assistance Collaborative. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to revise provisions for national workforce literacy strategies grants business, industry, labor, and education partnerships for workplace literacy. Requires the Secretary of Education (the Secretary), in awarding grants for exemplary demonstration partnerships for workplace literacy, to: (1) give priority to partnerships which include small businesses; and (2) limit such grant awards to not more than three years. Directs the Secretary to reserve a specified amount, whenever appropriations for workforce literacy partnership grants exceed a certain level, to establish a program of grants for large-scale national workforce literacy strategies. Authorizes appropriations for AEA workforce literacy programs. Part C: Investment in Literacy - Extends through FY 1995 the authorization of appropriations for programs under the Adult Education Act (AEA). Revises the use of funds under the AEA basic State grants program. Requires that basic grants to States also be used for competitive two-year Gateway Grants to public housing authorities for literacy programs and related activities. Requires biennial evaluations and reports on such Gateway Grants. Revises AEA to give State advisory councils, plans, and evaluations literacy-related responsibilities. Requires States to report biennially to the Interagency Task Force on meeting literacy goals, coordinating workplace literacy services, and building a high quality delivery system for adult literacy programs. Provides for training educators to recognize and serve illiterate individuals more effectively. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise targeted assistance programs under ESEA to include training programs to enhance the ability of teachers and school counselors to identify, particularly in the early grades, students with reading and related problems which place them at risk for adult illiteracy. Renames the Even Start program under ESEA the Even Start Family Literacy Program. Revises the program to expand eligibility to include community-based organizations or other nonprofit organizations of demonstrated quality applying in collaboration with a local educational agency (LEA) (as well as LEAs and LEA consortia). Sets minimum grant amounts. Makes individual children eligible from birth through age seven (currently from age one through age seven). Provides for continuation of eligibility for certain participants until the parents become ineligible due to educational achievement, or until all children in the family attain age eight. Gives priority to applicants demonstrating that the area to be served has a high percentage or a large number of children and adults in need of program services. Authorizes appropriations for the Even Start Family Literacy Program. Establishes a Family Literacy Public Broadcasting Program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education, subject to availability of appropriations, to contract with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for production and dissemination of family literacy programming and accompanying materials to assist parents in improving family literacy skills and languages development. Requires CPB to: (1) cooperate with local public broadcasting stations; (2) arrange for distribution of audio and video instructional media materials for use, and distribution on loan, to families at sites chosen from among State and local libraries with literacy programs and nonprofit entities serving hard-to-serve populations; and (3) report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for the Family Literacy Public Broadcasting Program. Part D: Business Leadership for Employment Skills - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to provide for education programs for commercial drivers. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching grants for adult education programs which increase the literacy skills of eligible commercial drivers so that they may successfully complete the knowledge test requirements under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. Requires grantees to refer individuals identified as having literacy skill problems to appropriate adult education programs. Authorizes appropriations. Part E: Books for Families - Revises the ESEA inexpensive book distribution program to require that priority be given in selection of additional local programs to those which serve children and students with special needs. Requires the program contractor (Reading is Fundamental) to report to the Secretary of Education annually on such additional programs. Amends the Library Services and Construction Act to direct the Secretary of Education, in awarding grants for library literacy programs and services, to give priority to those that: (1) will be delivered in areas of greatest need with highest concentrations of adults without secondary education or its equivalent, and which either have few community or financial resources or have low per capita income, unemployment, or underemployment; and (2) coordinate with literacy organizations and community-based organizations providing literacy services. Part F: Volunteers for Literacy - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to establish a Literacy Challenge Grants program. Authorizes the Director of the ACTION Agency to award such grants to eligible public and private entities to pay the Federal share of costs of establishing, operating, or expanding community or employee literacy programs that include the use of full- or part-time volunteers. Authorizes appropriations for Literacy Challenge Grants, but only if there are specified levels of funding for the VISTA Program and the VISTA Literacy Corps. Part G: Literacy for Incarcerated Individuals - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to establish requirements for mandatory functional literacy programs for incarcerated adults in State correctional systems and local jails or detention centers. Requires such a program to be in effect in at least one major correctional facility, for each State correctional system and each local jail or detention center with an inmate population, within two years after enactment of this Act. Requires, if adequate funds are available, each State correctional system and each local jail or detention center with over 150 inmates to have such a program in effect within five years after enactment of this Act. Sets forth required components of such programs, including inmate mandatory participation (except for any individual who is serving a life sentence without parole, or terminally ill, or under a sentence of death). Requires annual reports. Encourages: (1) parole agencies to make educational recommendations for those being released who do not have a marketable job skill or a high school diploma; and (2) jails with less than 150 inmates to develop such mandatory functional literacy programs.

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Timeline

  1. 14 January 1991

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 January 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 April 1991

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 19 April 1991

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 19 April 1991

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Apr 18, 91 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-43. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 April 1991

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Apr 18, 91 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-43. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

  7. 27 November 1991

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  8. 21 January 1992

    Vote

    Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93-0. Record Vote No: 1.

    Source: Floor

  9. 22 January 1992

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  10. 23 January 1992

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  11. 24 January 1992

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  12. 27 January 1992

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  13. 28 January 1992

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  14. 28 January 1992

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-6. Record Vote No: 9.

    Source: Floor

  15. 4 February 1992

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  16. 4 February 1992

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  17. 4 February 1992

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  18. 12 August 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    The Speaker appointed conferees: Ford (MI), Miller (CA), Kildee, Williams, Martinez, Owens (NY), Hayes (IL), Perkins, Sawyer, Lowey (NY), Unsoeld, Washington, Mink, Jefferson, Reed, Roemer, Olver, Pastor, Goodling, Petri, Roukema, Gunderson, Henry, Molinari, Boehner, Klug, Armey, and Cunningham.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  19. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  20. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  21. 12 August 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Kildee asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendments, and request a conference.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  22. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  23. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 4323. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  24. 12 August 1992

    Floor

    A similar measure H.R. 4323 was laid on the table without objection.

    Source: Floor

  25. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

  26. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

  27. 12 August 1992

    Passed

    The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 4323. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  28. 12 August 1992

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4323 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. All points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 8 of rule XXI shall be waived. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by specified amendments printed in Sec. 2 of this resolution. No amendment to the substitute, as modified, shall be in order except the amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution. All points of order against said amendments shall be waived. It shall be in order for the Committee Chairman to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report, or ge...

    Source: Floor

  29. 12 August 1992

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 551.

    Source: Floor

  30. 9 September 1992

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

    Source: Floor

  31. 10 September 1992

    Floor

    Motion to disagree to the House amendments made in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  32. 15 September 1992

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Kennedy; Pell; Metzenbaum; Dodd; Simon; Mikulski; Bingaman; Wellstone; Hatch; Kassebaum; Cochran; Jeffords; Thurmond; Coats.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 15 September 1992

    Vote

    Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendments invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-6. Record Vote No: 203.

    Source: Floor

  34. 15 September 1992

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  35. 16 September 1992

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  36. 24 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  37. 24 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  38. 25 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report H. Rept. 102-916 filed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 25 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 102-916 filed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 25 September 1992

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  41. 25 September 1992

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 30 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Ford (MI) brought up conference report H. Rept. 102-916 for consideration as a privileged matter.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  43. 30 September 1992

    Floor

    Cloture motion on the conference report presented in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  44. 30 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  45. 30 September 1992

    Passed

    Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  46. 30 September 1992

    Passed

    On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  47. 30 September 1992

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  48. 30 September 1992

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 166 - 254 (Roll no. 442).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  49. 30 September 1992

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

  50. 30 September 1992

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

    Source: Floor

  51. 30 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Goodling moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  52. 30 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Kildee raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee. Motion to recommit contained instructions which exceed the scope of the conference. Sustained by the Chair.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  53. 30 September 1992

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  54. 2 October 1992

    Vote

    Cloture on the conference report not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59-40. Record Vote No: 261.

    Source: Floor

Votes

2 October 1992 · Cloture Motion Rejected · On the Cloture Motion S. 2 · Cloture Motion Rejected · Official source

Yes 59 · No 40 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 1

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

15 September 1992 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · On the Cloture Motion S. 2 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Official source

Yes 85 · No 6 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 8

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

28 January 1992 · Bill Passed · On Passage of the Bill S. 2 · Bill Passed · Official source

Yes 92 · No 6 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 2

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

21 January 1992 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · On the Cloture Motion S. 2 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Official source

Yes 93 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 7

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

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