[84TH CONGRESS (JAN. 5, 1955-JULY 27, 1956)]

FEDERAL AID FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

H.R. 7535: To authorize for 4 fiscal years three alternative methods of Federal assistance in financing an expanded program of school construction so as to eliminate the national shortage of classrooms as follows: (1) up to $400 million for each fiscal year would be authorized for grants to State educational agencies for assistance to communities where this type of aid could be most effectively utilized as determined by a priority system established by the State; (2) purchases by the Federal Government of bonds issued by school districts which are capable of financing their own school construction, but cannot obtain financing from ordinary sources on reasonable terms; would limit total principal amount of all these purchased obligations of up to $750 million for the 4 fiscal years of the program; purchases in any one State could not exceed 15 percent of the principal amount of all purchases during 1 fiscal year; and (3) Federal credit assistance to State school financing agencies to provide schools and related facilities in States where such agencies exist or are created. Such appropriations would be authorized as necessary to make initial advances for 4 fiscal years. Federal advances may be made only to support an aggregate principal amount of not more than $6 billion.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (p. 11940) (H. Rept. 1504).

2d Session: Debated (pp. 11302, 11454, 11734, 11843). Amendment (to provide "that there shall be no Federal funds allotted or transferred to any State which fails to comply with the decisions of the Supreme Court"); passed (225 yeas over 192 nays) (p. 11883). Bill defeated (224 nays over 194 yeas) (p. 11884).

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[Hearings: Federal aid to States for school construction . . . Mar. 7-May 24, 1955, 3 parts.]

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

[Hearings: Emergency Federal aid for school construction

on S. 4,

S. 5, S. 480, S. 552, S. 686. Jan. 27, 28, and 31, 1955.] [Hearings: Federal assistance to increase public school construction. on S. 968. Feb. 16-18, and 21, 1955.]

FEDERALLY IMPACTED AREAS [SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION (POST-WAR)]-[OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (POST-WAR)]

S. 2670: To amend Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress, which provide for assistance to local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 11753). Reported (p. 11954) (S. Rept. 1251). Passed (p. 12295). Vote reconsidered, indefinitely postponed, and H.R. 7245 passed in lieu (p. 12296).

H.R. 7245: (Same description as S. 2670 above).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 10255). Reported with amendments (p. 11596) (H. Rept. 1441). Amended and passed (p. 12407).

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Passed Senate (in lieu of S. 2670) (p. 12296). Approved by President-Public Law 282 [69 Stat. 713].

H.R. 11695: To extend Public Laws 815 and 874 until June 30, 1958, and to make certain other changes.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (p. 10292) (H. Rept. 2357). Debated, amended, and passed (p. 12009). House concurs in Senate amendments (p. 14450).

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 12061). Reported with amendments (p. 13894) (S. Rept. 2753). Amended and passed (p. 13924).

Approved by President-Public Law 949 [70 Stat. 968].

LIBRARY SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS

H.R. 2840: To promote the further development of public library service in rural areas.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 640). Reported (p. 12168) (H. Rept. 1587).

2d Session: Debated, amended, and passed (p. 7686).

[Hearings: Legislation to promote public library service in rural areas on H.R. 362, H.R. 2840, S. 205, and S. 26 ... May 25-27, 1955.]

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 7741). Reported (p. 9147) (S. Rept. 2067). Passed (p. 9652). Approved by President (p. 10678)—Public Law 597 [70 Stat. 292].

PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BEYOND THE HIGH SCHOOL

S. 4211: To establish a Committee on Education beyond the high school; to encourage and assist the States in the establishment of State Committees on education beyond the high school.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Reported with amendments (p. 13894) (S. Rept. 2751). Amended and passed (p. 13923). Vote reconsidered, indefinitely postponed (H.R. 12237 passed in lieu) (p. 14374).

[Hearings: Education beyond the high school and Federally impacted areas on S. 4211 and H.R. 11695. July 20, 1956.]

H.R. 12237: (Same description as S. 4211).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported with amendments (p. 13606) (H. Rept. 2814). Amended and passed (p. 13923).

Approved by President-Public Law 813 [70 Stat. 676].

TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

S. 3620: For the expansion of teaching and research of mentally retarded children through grants to institutions of higher learning and to State educational agencies.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Reported (p. 9147) (S. Rept. 2069). Passed (p. 9963).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 10291).

VETERANS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING

H.R. 587: To provide that persons serving in the Armed Forces on January 31, 1955, may continue to accrue educational benefits under the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Veterans' Affairs (p. 43). Reported with amendment (p. 686) (H. Rept. 8). Debated, amended, and passed (p. 857).

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SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 918). Reported (p. 1248) (S. Rept. 26). Passed (p. 1377).

Approved by President-Public Law 7 [69 Stat. 8].

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

S. 2379: To promote the fishing industry in the United States and its Territories by providing for the training of needed personnel for such industry.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Reported with amendments (p. 8330) (S. Rept. 2014). Amended and passed (p. 8541). Senate concurs in House amendment (p. 15129).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (p. 8759). [Failed passage under suspension of the rules (p. 11623).] Amended and passed (in lieu of H.R. 10433) (p. 15213).

[Hearings: Training of fishing personnel . . . on S. 2379, H.R. 10433, and H.R. 11479. June 6, 1956.]

Approved by President (p. 15151)-Public Law 1027 [70 Stat. 1126].

S. 3958: To amend the George-Barden Act to include Federal aid for practical nurse training of less than college level.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 9147). Reported (p. 9147). (S. Rept. 2070). Objected to (p. 9984). Debated (pp. 9989, 9997). Amended and passed (p. 9999). Senate concurs in House amendments (p. 14213).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (p. 10229). Reported with amendments (p. 11650) (H. Rept. 2569). Rules suspended; amended and passed (p. 14045).

Approved by President (p. 15150)-Public Law 911 [70 Stat. 925].

WAR ORPHANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

H.R. 9824: To establish an educational assistance program for children of servicemen who died as a result of disability or disease incurred in line of duty during World War II or the Korean conflict.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported with amendment (p. 5793) (H. Rept. 1974). Amended and passed (p. 6784). House concurs in Senate amendment (p. 10235).

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Reported with amendments (p. 9058) (S. Rept. 2063). Objected to (p. 9963). Amended and passed (p. 10008).

[Hearings: War Orphans' Educational Assistance Act of 1956 on S. 3431, H.R. 9824, May 15, 1956.]

Approved by President (p. 12336)-Public Law 634 [70 Stat. 409].

[85TH CONGRESS (JAN. 3, 1957-AUG. 24, 1958)]

DRIVER EDUCATION

H.R. 5416: To promote safety in transportation by motor vehicle in interstate commerce by assisting the States to establish programs for driver education.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

[Hearings: Driver education . . on H.R. 5416. June 10, 17, and 24, 1957.]

FEDERAL AID FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

H.R. 1 (as reported): To authorize for 5 fiscal years three alternative programs for emergency Federal assistance in financing school construction, as follows: (1) up to $300 million for each fiscal year would be authorized for grants to State educational agencies for the same purposes described above under (1) of H.R. 7535 except for an additional provision in H.R. 1. This provision would apply a State school effort index to provide that the allotment for which each State is eligible may be modified where the State falls below the national average both in the proportion of its income spent for public education. and the amount spent per public school child; (2) authorizes for 5 fiscal years an aggregate appropriation of $750 million to purchase local school bonds, as described above in (2) of H.R. 7535 except for a provision which under H.R. 1 would provide that the total obligations in any one State which could be purchased by the Federal Government would be limited through use of an allocation formula based on schoolage population; and (3) Federal credit assistance is authorized for 5 fiscal years for the same purposes described under (3) of H.R. 7535, except that the appropriation for making initial advances for 5 fiscal years is not to exceed an aggregate of $150 million; also, the total amount of obligations outstanding at any one time could not exceed $10 million, and the total amount which may be appropriated, in addition to repayments made by State school-financing agencies, for payments on obligations issued by the Commissioner of Education could not exceed $10 million for payments on principal and an additional amount for such interest as may be due.