Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act
the House held a roll-call vote on 112-hr2117 (Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act). Tallies — Yea: 176, Nay: 241, Present: 0, Not Voting: 0, Total recorded: 433.
Bill Activity
House
Introduced in House
2011-06-03
Introduced
2011-06-03
Introduced in House
Committee
2011-06-03
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committee
2011-06-15
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported in House
2011-07-22
Committee
2011-07-22
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-177.
Committee
2012-02-27
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 563 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2117 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. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill.
Committee
2012-02-28
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment which adds a provision entitled "PROTECTING STUDENTS FROM HIGHER LOAN COSTS AND A DEVALUED EDUCATIONAL DEGREE".
Committee
2012-02-29
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Engrossed in House
2012-02-28
House Floor Vote
2012-02-28
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 303 - 114 (Roll no. 79).
Senate
Referred in Senate
2012-02-29
Floor Vote
2012-02-28
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 241 (Roll no. 78).
Received in Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Failed
176–241
176 Yea (42.2%)
241 Nay (57.8%)
Democrats
176 Yea
8 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea
233 Nay
Yea: 176
Nay: 241
Present: 0
Not Voting: 0
Total: 433
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Shown: 433
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