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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area until Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority.

Introduced: August 1, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Aug 1, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should not expend funds in FY 1997 or in any subsequent year for the planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area until such time as Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority.

What's happening now August 1, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Aug 1, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area until Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-214/
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"H. Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area until Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-214/.
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H. Res. 214, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-214/.
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[H. Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education should suspend any and all planning, development, implementation, or administration of any national testing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any other subject area until Congress provides specific, explicit statutory authority.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-214/)
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