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HJRES 489 101th Congress House Education Anniversaries Education of handicapped children Education of socially handicapped children Educational policy Elementary education Federal aid to adult education Federal aid to education Illiteracy Secondary education

To declare it to be the policy of the United States that there should be a renewed and sustained commitment to Federal aid to elementary and secondary education.

Introduced: February 27, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Feb 27, 1990
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares it to be U.S. policy that there should be: (1) recognition and commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Federal aid to elementary and secondary education; (2) a renewed, sustained commitment to Federal aid to educating children who are disadvantaged members of special populations, with limited English proficiency, or with handicaps, and illiterate adults; and (3) a specified annual increase in funding for the program for disadvantaged children under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

What's happening now April 4, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 374 Identical bill A joint resolution to declare it to be the policy of the United States that there should be a renewed and sustained com…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 9, 1990
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 9, 1990
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 9, 1990
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 9, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 489: To declare it to be the policy of the United States that there should be a renewed and sustained commitment to Federal aid to elementary and secondary education.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-489/
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"H.J. Res. 489: To declare it to be the policy of the United States that there should be a renewed and sustained commitment to Federal aid to elementary and secondary education.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-489/.
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H.J. Res. 489, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-489/.
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