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S. 827 - A PLUS Act

Education. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

A PLUS Act

S. 827 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students.
Other Titles
  • A PLUS Act
  • Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act
Sponsor
Jim DeMint
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Education
  • Academic performance and assessments
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Government information and archives
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local finance
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced4/14/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/14/2011
4/14/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Republican/Conservative [About]
Schools & colleges [About]
31 times as much
$8,723,657
$6,644,807
$15,368,464
$491,450
$491,450

opposed this bill

Education [About]
2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
A PLUS Act

2 organizations supported this bill

American Association of Christian Schools
NTIA (2011, May 3). What Others Are Saying About the A-PLUS act . Retrieved July 22, 2011, from National Title I Association.
Heritage Action
HA (2011, July 29). Key Vote Alert: CO-SPONSORSHIP of the A-PLUS Act. Retrieved July 22, 2011, from Heritage Action for America.

1 organization opposed this bill

The Education Trust
ET (2011, April 28). A-PLUS Equals a Minus for Title I. Retrieved July 22, 2011, from The Education Trust.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$170,983$6,600
Kelly AyotteRNH$157,961$0
John BarrassoRWY$62,950$0
Max BaucusDMT$39,688$1,750
Mark BegichDAK$34,675$1,000
Michael BennetDCO$189,005$22,300
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$2,500
Richard BlumenthalDCT$119,700$12,900
Roy BluntRMO$273,286$0
John BoozmanRAR$100,995$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$297,974$17,400
Scott BrownRMA$927,040$13,906
Sherrod BrownDOH$424,827$14,350
Richard BurrRNC$98,225$0
Maria CantwellDWA$80,484$7,694
Ben CardinDMD$88,925$4,950
Tom CarperDDE$21,216$1,250
Bob CaseyDPA$218,761$1,250
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$558,416$11,700
Daniel CoatsRIN$103,000$3,900
Tom CoburnROK$139,843$0
William Thad CochranRMS$35,050$0
Susan CollinsRME$202,433$6,000
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
Chris CoonsDDE$48,827$950
Bob CorkerRTN$115,980$10,500
John CornynRTX$458,547$3,800
Mike CrapoRID$4,130$0
Jim DeMintRSC$381,920$0
Dick DurbinDIL$136,825$4,500
John EnsignRNV$1,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$11,750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$69,736$16,000
Alan FrankenDMN$246,138$4,958
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$258,376$15,694
Lindsey GrahamRSC$71,933$1,000
Chuck GrassleyRIA$79,550$3,700
Kay HaganDNC$90,774$5,850
Tom HarkinDIA$87,250$15,843
Orrin HatchRUT$46,200$3,500
John HoevenRND$34,050$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$99,150$0
Jim InhofeROK$168,845$0
Dan InouyeDHI$40,900$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$58,250$200
Mike JohannsRNE$74,496$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$223,129$1,000
Tim JohnsonDSD$13,300$0
John KerryDMA$54,150$10,910
Mark KirkRIL$447,975$2,300
Amy KlobucharDMN$74,888$4,744
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$-2,000$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$116,377$18,230
Frank LautenbergDNJ$36,300$2,950
Patrick LeahyDVT$27,850$2,225
Mike LeeRUT$53,295$7,950
Carl LevinDMI$99,950$6,100
Joe LiebermanICT$-2,200$0
Dick LugarRIN$81,506$2,200
Joe ManchinDWV$39,914$7,400
John McCainRAZ$266,898$1,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$310,436$8,694
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$577,883$7,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$64,950$4,500
Jeff MerkleyDOR$109,636$12,100
Barbara MikulskiDMD$65,174$3,600
Jerry MoranRKS$49,400$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$20,500$1,250
Patty MurrayDWA$147,438$10,250
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$7,000$1,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$116,849$4,950
Rand PaulRKY$343,810$500
Rob PortmanROH$254,411$250
Mark PryorDAR$14,350$500
John "Jack" ReedDRI$36,225$10,500
Harry ReidDNV$174,650$21,700
Jim RischRID$235,109$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$188,249$3,000
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$52,300$14,450
Marco RubioRFL$870,679$750
Bernie SandersIVT$46,963$1,450
Chuck SchumerDNY$124,375$10,600
Jeff SessionsRAL$125,620$750
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$98,566$11,840
Richard ShelbyRAL$44,050$0
Olympia SnoweRME$25,450$2,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$124,980$8,694
Jon TesterDMT$129,891$3,500
John ThuneRSD$401,492$13,935
Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,240,006$700
Mark UdallDCO$143,820$8,300
Tom UdallDNM$78,650$3,750
David VitterRLA$284,255$0
Mark WarnerDVA$116,243$14,000
Jim WebbDVA$3,450$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$52,883$15,283
Roger WickerRMS$158,125$4,850
Ron WydenDOR$62,700$3,000

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$170,983$6,600
Kelly AyotteRNH$157,961$0
John BarrassoRWY$62,950$0
Max BaucusDMT$39,688$1,750
Mark BegichDAK$34,675$1,000
Michael BennetDCO$189,005$22,300
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,500$2,500
Richard BlumenthalDCT$119,700$12,900
Roy BluntRMO$273,286$0
John BoozmanRAR$100,995$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$297,974$17,400
Scott BrownRMA$927,040$13,906
Sherrod BrownDOH$424,827$14,350
Richard BurrRNC$98,225$0
Maria CantwellDWA$80,484$7,694
Ben CardinDMD$88,925$4,950
Tom CarperDDE$21,216$1,250
Bob CaseyDPA$218,761$1,250
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$558,416$11,700
Daniel CoatsRIN$103,000$3,900
Tom CoburnROK$139,843$0
William Thad CochranRMS$35,050$0
Susan CollinsRME$202,433$6,000
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
Chris CoonsDDE$48,827$950
Bob CorkerRTN$115,980$10,500
John CornynRTX$458,547$3,800
Mike CrapoRID$4,130$0
Jim DeMintRSC$381,920$0
Dick DurbinDIL$136,825$4,500
John EnsignRNV$1,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$11,750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$69,736$16,000
Alan FrankenDMN$246,138$4,958
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$258,376$15,694
Lindsey GrahamRSC$71,933$1,000
Chuck GrassleyRIA$79,550$3,700
Kay HaganDNC$90,774$5,850
Tom HarkinDIA$87,250$15,843
Orrin HatchRUT$46,200$3,500
John HoevenRND$34,050$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$99,150$0
Jim InhofeROK$168,845$0
Dan InouyeDHI$40,900$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$58,250$200
Mike JohannsRNE$74,496$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$223,129$1,000
Tim JohnsonDSD$13,300$0
John KerryDMA$54,150$10,910
Mark KirkRIL$447,975$2,300
Amy KlobucharDMN$74,888$4,744
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$-2,000$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$116,377$18,230
Frank LautenbergDNJ$36,300$2,950
Patrick LeahyDVT$27,850$2,225
Mike LeeRUT$53,295$7,950
Carl LevinDMI$99,950$6,100
Joe LiebermanICT$-2,200$0
Dick LugarRIN$81,506$2,200
Joe ManchinDWV$39,914$7,400
John McCainRAZ$266,898$1,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$310,436$8,694
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$577,883$7,100
Bob MenéndezDNJ$64,950$4,500
Jeff MerkleyDOR$109,636$12,100
Barbara MikulskiDMD$65,174$3,600
Jerry MoranRKS$49,400$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$20,500$1,250
Patty MurrayDWA$147,438$10,250
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$7,000$1,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$116,849$4,950
Rand PaulRKY$343,810$500
Rob PortmanROH$254,411$250
Mark PryorDAR$14,350$500
John "Jack" ReedDRI$36,225$10,500
Harry ReidDNV$174,650$21,700
Jim RischRID$235,109$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$188,249$3,000
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$52,300$14,450
Marco RubioRFL$870,679$750
Bernie SandersIVT$46,963$1,450
Chuck SchumerDNY$124,375$10,600
Jeff SessionsRAL$125,620$750
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$98,566$11,840
Richard ShelbyRAL$44,050$0
Olympia SnoweRME$25,450$2,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$124,980$8,694
Jon TesterDMT$129,891$3,500
John ThuneRSD$401,492$13,935
Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,240,006$700
Mark UdallDCO$143,820$8,300
Tom UdallDNM$78,650$3,750
David VitterRLA$284,255$0
Mark WarnerDVA$116,243$14,000
Jim WebbDVA$3,450$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$52,883$15,283
Roger WickerRMS$158,125$4,850
Ron WydenDOR$62,700$3,000

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Republican/Conservative$8,723,657
Schools & colleges$6,644,807

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