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Latest Update: Saturday, October, 11th 2008
To reauthorize and enhance the National Environmental Education Act, and for other purposes. 7/10/2008--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 - Amends the National Environmental Education Act (the Act) to add to the minimum functions and activities required of grantees under the Environmental Education and Training program, which trains educational professionals in the development and delivery of environmental education and training. Requires such grantees to: (1) create opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development, in addition to classroom training; (2) ensure that their environmental education programs and curricula are aligned with challenging state and local academic content standards and advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses that include strong field components; (3) bring teachers into contact with working environmental professionals; (4) provide environmental [...] show full description
- 10/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 09/22/2008 - Received in the Senate.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1173 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Sarbanes. (consideration: CR H8444-8445, H8447-8448; text: CR H8445) 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.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1174 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Welch (VT). (consideration: CR H8445-8447; text: CR H8446) Amendment added municipalities to the list of entities eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1175 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Courtney. (consideration: CR H8447; text: CR H8447) 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 all actions- 10/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 09/22/2008 - Received in the Senate.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1173 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Sarbanes. (consideration: CR H8444-8445, H8447-8448; text: CR H8445) 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.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1174 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Welch (VT). (consideration: CR H8445-8447; text: CR H8446) Amendment added municipalities to the list of entities eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1175 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Courtney. (consideration: CR H8447; text: CR H8447) 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.
- 09/18/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1441 passed House.
- 09/18/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1441. (consideration: CR H8432-8435, H8435-8451)
- 09/18/2008 - 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.
- 09/18/2008 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1441 and Rule XVIII.
- 09/18/2008 - The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Ross to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- 09/18/2008 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3036.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1173 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Sarbanes. (consideration: CR H8444-8445, H8447-8448; text: CR H8445) An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-854 to clarify 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 provides that funds may be used to develop and implement policy approaches to environmental education including specified topics.
- 09/18/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1441, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sarbanes amendment.
- 09/18/2008 - 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.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1174 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Welch (VT). (consideration: CR H8445-8447; text: CR H8446) An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-854 to allow municipalities to be eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program.
- 09/18/2008 - 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.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1174 On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1175 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Courtney. (consideration: CR H8447; text: CR H8447) An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-854 to add that applicants may describe on their application for federal grant funds how they have partnered, or intend to partner, with a State and local park and recreation department.
- 09/18/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1441, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1175 On agreeing to the Courtney amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 09/18/2008 - 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.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1173 On agreeing to the Sarbanes amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 383 - 23 (Roll no. 612).
- 09/18/2008 - The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3036.
- 09/18/2008 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8448)
- 09/18/2008 - 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. (text: CR H8443-8444)
- 09/18/2008 - Mr. Price (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H8448-8450; text: CR H8448-8449)
- 09/18/2008 - 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.
- 09/18/2008 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H8450)
- 09/18/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 172 - 230 (Roll no. 613).
- 09/18/2008 - On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 293 - 109 (Roll no. 614).
- 09/18/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 09/18/2008 - The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- 09/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1173 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Sarbanes. (consideration: CR H8444-8445, H8447-8448; text: CR H8445) Amendment to clarify 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 provides that funds may be used to develop and implement policy approaches to environmental education including specified topics.
- 09/16/2008 - 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.
- 07/10/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-754.
- 07/10/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.
- 06/18/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 06/18/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 8.
- 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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