Congratulating charter schools across the United States, and the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of such schools, for their ongoing contributions to education, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hres-204
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2003-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Charter schools
Congress
Congressional tributes
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Secondary education
Special weeks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Commends the charter school movement and charter schools, administrators, teachers, parents, and students across the Nation for their ongoing contributions to education and improving and strengthening the Nation's public school system.
Supports the fourth annual National Charter Schools Week.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should issue a proclamation calling on the people of the Nation to conduct appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to demonstrate support for charter schools during this week-long celebration in communities throughout the Nation.
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the House on April 29, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commends the charter school movement and charter schools, administrators, teachers, parents, and students across the Nation for their ongoing contributions to education and improving and strengthening the Nation's public school system.
Supports the fourth annual National Charter Schools Week.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should issue a proclamation calling on the people of the Nation to conduct appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to demonstrate support for charter schools during this week-long celebration in communities throughout the Nation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0, 5 Present (Roll no. 146). (text as passed House: CR H3417-3418)
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0, 5 Present (Roll no. 146).(text as passed House: CR H3417-3418)
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3432-3433)
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 204.
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3417-3420)
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Mr. Porter moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-04-29
text: Introduced in House