Amendment sought to increase education and training program funding by $1.2 billion.

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Amendment Number
1264
Description
Amendment sought to increase education and training program funding by $1.2 billion.
Purpose
An amendment to reprogram $1.24 billion in FY 1998 funding for education and training programs into FY 1997 funding for those programs. The amendment would increase current funding levels for Head Start by $70 million, Drug-free Schools by $25 million, Eisenhower Teacher Training by $233 million, Handicapped Education by $100 million, Pekins Loans by $93 million, Summer Youth Jobs by $25 million, and refund the Goals 2000 program with $250 million.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 11, 1996
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Obey amendment (A015) Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 227 (Roll no. 303).
Latest Action Time
19:13:37
Submitted Date
Jul 11, 1996
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 1264 — Informed