H.R. 3036 - No Child Left Inside Act of 2007

No Child Left Inside Act of 2007

H.R. 3036 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize states to use federal funds for the development of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) plans for environmental education and teacher training to ensure that high school graduates are environmentally literate. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• No Child Left Inside Act of 2007
• No Child Left Inside Act of 2008
• No Child Left Inside Act of 2008
• To reauthorize and enhance the National Environmental Education Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

John Sarbanes

Co-Sponsors

• Madeleine Bordallo
• Bob Filner
• Timothy Bishop
• Silvestre Reyes
• Robert Scott
• James McGovern
• John Tierney
• John Conyers
• Raul Grijalva
• Yvette Clarke
• William Delahunt
• Gregory Meeks
• Sam Farr
• Ed Perlmutter
• Anna Eshoo
• Jason Altmire
• Jerry McNerney
• James Marshall
• Diana DeGette
• Rush Holt
• Linda Sánchez
• Bruce Braley
• Dale Kildee
• David Wu
• Donald Payne
• H. Saxton
• Thomas Allen
• Zoe Lofgren
• Doris Matsui
• Fortney Stark
• Robert Andrews
• David Loebsack
• Joe Courtney
• John Yarmuth
• Lynn Woolsey
• Steven Rothman
• Barbara Lee
• Tammy Baldwin
• Phil Hare
• Maurice Hinchey
• Joe Sestak
• William Clay
• Russ Carnahan
• Mazie Hirono
• Bob Etheridge
• Christopher Van Hollen
• Frank LoBiondo
• Albio Sires
• Michael Honda
• Robert Brady
• Paul Hodes
• James Moran
• Susan Davis
• Elijah Cummings
• Earl Blumenauer
• Ronald Kind
• John Lewis
• Albert Wynn
• Carol Shea-Porter
• Howard Berman
• John Olver
• Lois Capps
• Rubén Hinojosa
• C.A. Ruppersberger

Subjects

• Elementary and secondary education
• Academic performance
• Authorization
• Budgets
• Child health
• Child nutrition
• Children
• Colleges
• Communications
• Community and school
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Continuing education
• Curricula
• Department of Education
• Distance education
• Education
• Educational accountability
• Educational innovations
• Educational planning
• Educational research
• Elementary education
• Environmental education
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to education
• Food
• Fund raising
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Higher education
• Job training
• Labor
• Language arts
• Lifestyle
• Local government
• Magnet schools
• Mathematics
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Nonprofit organizations
• Nutrition
• Obesity
• Outdoor education
• Outdoor recreation
• Performance measurement
• Politics and government
• Reading
• Recruiting of employees
• School districts
• Secondary education
• Service learning
• Social services
• Sports
• Standards
• State and local government
• State politics and government
• Teacher education
• Teacher supply and demand
• Teaching
• Textbooks

Related Bills

• H.Res. 1441 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3036) to Amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Regarding Environmental Education, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 1981 (110^th) : No Child Left Inside Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	7/12/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (3 proposed)
Passed House	9/18/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.	9/18/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Courtney amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	9/18/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 3036	9/18/2008	This amendment PASSED the House 383 voted YES 23 voted NO 32 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3036 No Child Left Inside Act of 2008	9/18/2008	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 172 voted YES 230 voted NO 31 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 3036 No Child Left Inside Act of 2008	9/18/2008	This bill PASSED the House 293 voted YES 109 voted NO 31 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	7/12/2007
		7/12/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
		6/18/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/18/2008	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 8.
		7/10/2008	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-754.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/10/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.
		9/16/2008	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1441 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3036 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
		9/18/2008	Rule H. Res. 1441 passed House.
		9/18/2008	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1441.
		9/18/2008	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3036 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
		9/18/2008	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1441 and Rule XVIII.
		9/18/2008	The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		9/18/2008	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3036.
		9/18/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1441, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sarbanes amendment.
		9/18/2008	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Sarbanes.
		9/18/2008	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sarbanes amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Sarbanes demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
		9/18/2008	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Welch (VT).
		9/18/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1441, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch (VT) amendment.
select this vote	Vote	9/18/2008	On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		9/18/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1441, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment.
		9/18/2008	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Courtney.
select this vote	Vote	9/18/2008	On agreeing to the Courtney amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		9/18/2008	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
		9/18/2008	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3036.
		9/18/2008	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		9/18/2008	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		9/18/2008	Mr. Price (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
		9/18/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with amendments to set priorities for and prohibitions on the use of Federal funds.
		9/18/2008	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		9/18/2008	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	9/18/2008	Amendment 1 to H.R. 3036
select this vote	Vote	9/18/2008	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3036 No Child Left Inside Act of 2008
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	9/18/2008	On Passage - House - H.R. 3036 No Child Left Inside Act of 2008
		9/22/2008	Received in the Senate.
		10/02/2008	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1173	Sarbanes, John [D-MD3]	September 18, 2008	Passed by roll call vote on September 18, 2008.
	Amendment clarified that funds issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice issues that may arise in low income communities. The amendment also provided that funds may be used to develop and implement policy approaches to environmental education including specified topics. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1174	Welch, Peter [D-VT]	September 18, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 18, 2008.
	Amendment added municipalities to the list of entities eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1175	Courtney, Joe [D-CT2]	September 18, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 18, 2008.
	Amendment encouraged organizations that apply for the environmental education grant program to describe on their application for Federal grants how they have partnered how they intend to partner with a State or with a local park and recreation department. Show amendment details