Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Public Law 108-96 · H.R. 1925 · 108th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 10, 2003 · Families
Sponsor: Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA-11)
Cosponsors (11): Rep. John Boehner, Rep. George Miller,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 404 yea, 14 nay404–14
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) and the Missing Children's Assistance Act (MCAA) to reauthorize and revise programs under such Acts.
Title I: Amendments to Runaway and Homeless Youth Act - (Sec. 102) Renames RHYA part A as the Basic Center Grant Program (currently Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant Program).
(Sec. 103) Includes testing for sexually transmitted diseases, at the request of runaway and homeless youth, among the services which local basic centers may provide.
(Sec. 106) Provides for an exception to a 20-youth-maximum-capacity requirement for funding a basic center, or a locally controlled temporary shelter, if the applicant assures that there is a State or local law or regulation that requires a higher maximum to comply with licensure requirements for children and youth serving facilities.
(Sec. 107) Includes maternity group homes among the types of transitional living youth projects eligible for grants under part B (Transitional Living Grant Program) of RHYA.
(Sec. 108) Extends an individual youth's eligibility to remain in a transitional shelter beyond the regular 540-day period, until the earlier of the youth's 18th birthday or the 180th day after the end of the 540-day period.
(Sec. 109) Revises RHYA part A coordination assurance requirements to provide for coordinating services with school district liaisons designated under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, to assure that runaway and homeless youth are provided information about the educational services available to such youth under such Act.
(Sec. 110) Requires part B coordination agreements to also provide for coordinating services with McKinney-Vento school district liaisons.
(Sec. 111) Requires part B plan development to include referral of homeless youth to postsecondary education, to training services and programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and welfare programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
(Sec. 112) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to consult the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to ensure coordination of programs and services for homeless youth.
(Sec. 116) Sets 18 years as the maximum age limit for youth seeking shelter in RHYA part A centers.
(Sec. 117) Extends through FY 2008 the authorization of appropriations for programs under: (1) RHYA part E, Sexual Abuse Prevention Program; and (2) all other parts of RHYA. Increases to a minimum 45 percent, and a maximum 55 percent under certain conditions, the part B portion of funds allocated to parts A and B.
(Sec. 118) Directs the Secretary to report on strategies to end youth homelessness.
(Sec. 119) Directs the Secretary to evaluate RHYA part B programs to report on long-term housing outcomes for youth 12 to 18 months after exiting the program.
(Sec. 120) Prohibits use of RHYA funds for any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. Requires RHYA funds recipients who carry out such distribution programs to account for such program funds separately from RHYA funds.
Title II: Amendments to Missing Children's Assistance Act - Amends MCAA to extend through FY 2008 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) an annual grant by the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (in the Department of Justice) to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and (2) other programs under MCAA.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 108th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 404 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
404 yea14 nay17 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(192)
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12- Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4- Rep. Frank BallanceD-NC-1
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6- Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Rahm EmanuelD-IL-5
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5- Rep. Denise MajetteD-GA-4
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7- Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29- Rep. Chris BellD-TX-25
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Brad CarsonD-OK-2
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-3
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. Rodney AlexanderD-LA-5
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Republicans who voted yea(212)
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-2
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-24
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-27
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2- Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-20
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-29
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-3
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8- Rep. Bill JanklowR-SD
Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-5
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Rick RenziR-AZ-1
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. Jeb BradleyR-NH-1
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41- Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-8
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-1
- Rep. Max BurnsR-GA-12
- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-50
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-22
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-26
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-3
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-4- Rep. Katherine HarrisR-FL-13
Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. Ed SchrockR-VA-2
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
- Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1- Rep. Bob BeauprezR-CO-7
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-5
- Rep. Mark KennedyR-MN-6
- Rep. Chris ChocolaR-IN-2
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. John LinderR-GA-7
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-48
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-9
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-8
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-10
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
Rep. J. Gresham BarrettR-SC-3
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Tom FeeneyR-FL-24- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40- Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 196 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Education and Workforce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 1451Related bill
Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 24 actions.
- Oct 10, 2003Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-96.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 2, 2003FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 2003FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 2003FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 21, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 20, 2003FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 404 - 14 (Roll No. 197).House roll call 197
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished buisness.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1925.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gingrey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-118.
- May 15, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 7, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 2, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
- May 1, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E849-850)
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
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