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H.R. 5 (100th)

Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988

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Introduced

6 January 1987

Last action

28 April 1988 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 100-297.

Sponsors

Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

21 July 2025

Education

Summary

School Improvement Act of 1987 - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to reauthorize through FY 1993 grants to State educational agencies under the Chapter 1 program, Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children, and the Chapter 2 program, Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education. Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for the Chapter 2 program. Amends the Adult Education Act to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for grants for the improvement of educational opportunities for adult Indians. Amends the Bilingual Education Act to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for grants for State programs. Requires reports on bilingual education to be made in 1990 and 1992 (as well as 1988). Extends the existence of the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education until October 1, 1993. Amends specified Federal laws relating to impact aid to extend through FY 1993 the provision of assistance to local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities and for school construction in areas affected by Federal activities. Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Education for Economic Security program; (2) the National Science Foundation Program for Partnerships in Education for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering; (3) the Excellence in Education program; and (4) the Magnet School Assistance program. Amends the Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations to make payments to State educational agencies and payments for administration. Reauthorizes State entitlements to such payments through FY 1993. Amends the Indian Education Act to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for special educational training programs for teachers of Indian people. Extends the existence of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education until October 1, 1993. Amends Federal law relating to financial assistance to local educational agencies for the education of Indian children to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for such assistance. Amends the Women's Educational Equity Act of 1978 to require annual reports through FY 1993. Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. Amends specified Federal law to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for Allen J. Ellender fellowships to disadvantaged secondary school students and their teachers to enable them to participate in the Close Up Foundation program to increase understanding of the Federal Government. Amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) assistance to improve public education in the Virgin Islands; and (2) territorial teacher training assistance for Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

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Timeline

  1. 6 January 1987

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 January 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 February 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 February 1987

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Education.

    Source: Committee

  6. 26 February 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 3 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 5 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 9 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 10 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 11 March 1987

    Committee

    Committee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  12. 16 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  13. 19 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  14. 24 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  15. 26 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  16. 30 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  17. 31 March 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  18. 2 April 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  19. 7 April 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  20. 8 April 1987

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  21. 8 April 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  22. 21 April 1987

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  23. 22 April 1987

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  24. 22 April 1987

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  25. 15 May 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 65.

    Source: Calendars

  26. 15 May 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 100-95.

    Source: Committee

  27. 15 May 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 100-95.

    Source: Committee

  28. 19 May 1987

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.172 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  29. 19 May 1987

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of General Debate; Waiving All Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

  30. 20 May 1987

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

  31. 20 May 1987

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  32. 21 May 1987

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 401 - 1 (Record Vote No: 143).

    Source: Floor

  33. 21 May 1987

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 401 - 1 (Record Vote No: 143).

    Source: Floor

  34. 21 May 1987

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  35. 21 May 1987

    Floor

    Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

    Source: Floor

  36. 21 May 1987

    Committee

    Provisions of H.R.6, H.R.543, H.R.738, H.R.950, H.R.1227, H.R.1795, H.R.1862, H.R.1896, H.R.1958 Incorporated Into H.R.5.

    Source: Committee

  37. 3 June 1987

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  38. 15 June 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.

    Source: Committee

  39. 14 October 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  40. 19 November 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.

    Source: Calendars

  41. 19 November 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  42. 19 November 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  43. 1 December 1987

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Kennedy; Pell; Metzenbaum; Matsunaga; Dodd; Simon; Mikulski; Stafford; Hatch; Quayle; Thurmond; Weicker.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  44. 1 December 1987

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  45. 1 December 1987

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 373 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-1. Record Vote No: 390.

    Source: Floor

  46. 8 December 1987

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  47. 9 December 1987

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate appointed conferees. Inouye; Melcher; DeConcini; Burdick; Daschle; Evans; Murkowski; McCain for the consideration of title XI.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  48. 10 December 1987

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  49. 9 February 1988

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  50. 9 February 1988

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hawkins, Ford (MI), Kildee, Williams, Martinez, Hayes (IL), Perkins, Sawyer, Solarz, Wise, Richardson, Robinson, Visclosky, Atkins, Jeffords, Goodling, Petri, Roukema, Gunderson, Bartlett, Fawell, Henry, Grandy.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  51. 9 February 1988

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  52. 17 February 1988

    Vote

    House Conferees Instructed by Yea-Nay Vote: 382 - 0 (Record Vote No: 9).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  53. 24 February 1988

    Committee

    Executive Comment Received From Education.

    Source: Committee

  54. 1 March 1988

    Vote

    House Conferees Instructed by Yea-Nay Vote: 274 - 17 (Record Vote No: 14).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  55. 15 March 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  56. 15 March 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  57. 31 March 1988

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  58. 31 March 1988

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  59. 13 April 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 100-567 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  60. 13 April 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-567 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  61. 18 April 1988

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.427 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  62. 18 April 1988

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving All Points of Order Against Consideration of the Conference Report.

    Source: Floor

  63. 19 April 1988

    Vote

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 397 - 1 (Record Vote No: 58).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  64. 19 April 1988

    Vote

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 397 - 1 (Record Vote No: 58).

    Source: NotUsed

  65. 19 April 1988

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  66. 20 April 1988

    Passed

    Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  67. 20 April 1988

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

    Source: Floor

  68. 20 April 1988

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  69. 21 April 1988

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  70. 27 April 1988

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  71. 27 April 1988

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  72. 27 April 1988

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  73. 28 April 1988

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  74. 28 April 1988

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 100-297.

    Source: President

  75. 28 April 1988

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

Votes

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

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    • Public Law (PDF)

      Public Law · EN · 29 April 1988

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    • House receded and concurred with amendment

      summary · EN · 19 April 1988

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    • Conference report filed in House

      summary · EN · 13 April 1988

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    • Passed Senate amended

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    • Passed House amended

      summary · EN · 21 May 1987

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    • Reported to House with amendment(s)

      summary · EN · 15 May 1987

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    • Introduced in House

      summary · EN · 6 January 1987

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