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21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

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6/4/2008--Passed House amended. 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of School Facilities -
(Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, reno... morehide bill summarySee Full Bill Text

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Amendments to H.R.3021

Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt1069	Pass	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-678 to makin various technical changes in addition to clarifing or adding certain allowable uses of funds, clarifing the Act's green building requirements, and adding certain reporting requirements.
H.Amdt1070	Pass	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-678 to establish a moratorium on using federal funds to purchase carbon offsets with the funding authorized in the bill.
H.Amdt1071	Pass	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-678 to allow funding authorized by the bill to be used for renewable energy generation and heating systems in schools.
H.Amdt1072	Pass	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-678 to allow for priority consideration to science and technology schools once the funds reach their local educational agencies.
H.Amdt1073	Pass	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-678 to require a local educational agency to use American steel and iron for modernization, renovation, or repair projects at a public school facility. Includes waivers if iron and steel are not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and if iron and steel produced in the U.S. will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
H.Amdt1074	Pass	An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-678 to provide that schools and local educational agencies receiving grants under this bill shall report, if they installed flooring, whether it was (1) low- or no-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) flooring, (2) made from sustainable materials, and (3) cost effective.
H.Amdt1075	Pass	An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-678 to provide that local education agencies may use a grant for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities to reduce class size.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 12, 2007		June 04, 2008

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June 04, 2008Roll call number 379 in the House
Question: On Passage: H R 3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 57%	Result: Passed

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Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
June 04, 2008	House	H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act On Passage: H R 3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act	250	164	Passed	See Vote
June 04, 2008	House	H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act	187	230	Failed	See Vote
June 04, 2008	House	H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 3021	266	153	Agreed to	See Vote
June 04, 2008	House	H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 3021	409	5	Agreed to	See Vote
June 04, 2008	House	H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 3021	397	17	Agreed to	See Vote
June 04, 2008	House	H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 3021	260	151	Agreed to	See Vote

All Bill Actions

Aug 01, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 06, 2008: Received in the Senate.
Jun 04, 2008: 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. 3021.
Jun 04, 2008: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Passed roll in the House on Jun 04, 2008. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 164 (Roll no. 379).
Jun 04, 2008: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 230 (Roll no. 378).
Jun 04, 2008: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McMorris Rodgers motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting an exception for local educational agencies whose energy expenditures have increased by at least 50 percent since January 4, 2007, with respect to payment of maintenance costs for any of the activities described in section 103.
Jun 04, 2008: Mrs. McMorris Rodgers moved to recommit with instructions toEducation and Labor.
Jun 04, 2008: 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.
Jun 04, 2008: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jun 04, 2008: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3021.
Jun 04, 2008: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings were postponed.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Reichert amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Matheson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Matheson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Matheson amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Tom Davis amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Welch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Welch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Welch amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ehlers amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Ehlers demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Ehlers amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kildee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kildee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Jun 04, 2008: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1234, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kildee amendment.
Jun 04, 2008: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3021.
Jun 04, 2008: The Speaker designated the Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Jun 04, 2008: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1234 and Rule XVIII.
Jun 04, 2008: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3021 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jun 04, 2008: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1234.
Jun 04, 2008: Rule H. Res. 1234 passed House.
Jun 03, 2008: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1234 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3021 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Added to calendar on May 08, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388..
May 08, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-623.
Added to calendar on Apr 30, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19..
Apr 30, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 11, 2007: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Discharged.
Sep 11, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 12, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced on Jul 12, 2007.

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