A bill to amend the effective date provision of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988.
Public Law 100-351 · H.R. 4638 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 27, 1988 · Education
Sponsor: Rep. William Goodling (R-PA-19)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Gus Hawkins
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-297) to revise the effective date provisions with respect to specified programs and allotments of funds.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Jun 27, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-351.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 17, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 14, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jun 7, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 3, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
- May 24, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Education and Workforce Committee
- May 19, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.