HR 2694 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2005

Introduced May 26, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Dennis Moore D-KS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 22, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 26, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2005 - Provides a moratorium on compliance with certain requirements for adequate yearly progress under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), for any fiscal year in which amounts appropriated are less than those authorized for the applicable program, project, or activity under ESEA title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies) (I-A).

Authorizes state or local educational agencies receiving I-A funds to observe such moratorium. Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that otherwise applicable negative consequences shall not apply to such recipients because of such action.

Cosponsors 72

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2005 to Sep 29, 2006; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalMay 26, 2005
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeJun 7, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinJun 7, 2005
D-GAJim MarshallJun 7, 2005
D-CAJoe BacaJun 7, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 7, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 7, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandJun 7, 2005
D-MNJames L. OberstarJun 9, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 9, 2005
D-WARick LarsenJun 9, 2005
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 16, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieJul 11, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 11, 2005
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJul 12, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 12, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreJul 19, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryJul 21, 2005
D-MIBart StupakJul 22, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranJul 29, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsSep 2, 2005
D-MABarney FrankSep 8, 2005
D-MNCollin C. PetersonSep 8, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweySep 8, 2005
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizSep 8, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturSep 13, 2005
D-TNJim CooperSep 14, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesSep 15, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheySep 20, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelSep 21, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerSep 28, 2005
D-GADavid ScottSep 28, 2005
D-CABob FilnerSep 29, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOct 6, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOct 6, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOct 6, 2005
D-ARMike RossOct 7, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsOct 17, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOct 17, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOct 17, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOct 19, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Oct 25, 2005
D-COJohn T. SalazarNov 10, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkDec 6, 2005
D-WABrian BairdDec 14, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushFeb 1, 2006
D-VARick BoucherFeb 1, 2006
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyFeb 8, 2006
D-ILLane EvansFeb 8, 2006
D-PATim HoldenFeb 8, 2006
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinMay 3, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.May 3, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 3, 2006
D-ILDanny K. DavisMay 11, 2006
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 7, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreSep 7, 2006
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Sep 29, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 26, 2005
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Jun 22, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
  2. May 26, 2005Introduced in House
  3. May 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Short Titles as Introduced
Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 26, 2005Introduced in House

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