VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

S. 703: To provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the States to the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industry; to provide for cooperation with the States in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditure.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p.92). Reported (p. 1781) (S. Rept. 97). Debated (pp. 6479, 6480, 9223, 9224, 11275, 11463, 11464, 11873). Amended and passed (p. 11878). Referred to House Committee on Education (p. 13209). Senate disagrees to House amendments and asks for a conference (p. 1189). Conference report (S. Doc. 711) made in Senate (pp. 3262, 3265). Conference report debated and agreed to (pp. 3408, 3481, 3482, 3483).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Debated (p. 714, 749, 1071-Appendix, pp. 79, 80, 238). Amended and passed (p. 1083). House insists on its amendments and agrees to conference (p. 1332). Conference appointed (pp. 1189, 1332). Conference report (No. 1495) made in House (pp. 3315, 3423). Conference report debated and agreed to (p. 3423—Appendix, pp. 415, 793, 880).

Approved by President (p. 3965)—Public Law 347 [39 Stat. 929] [Smith-Hughes Act].

H.R. 11250: To provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the States in the promotion of such education in agriculture, the trades, industries and home economics; to provide for cooperation with the States in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to authorize the appropriation of money and regulate its expenditure.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 2391). Reported (p. 2487) (H. Rept. 181).

2d Session: Debated (pp. 107, 714, 715-Appendix, pp. 79, 80).

66TH CONGRESS (MAY 19, 1919-MAR. 3, 1921)

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

H.R. 12078: To amend the act for the promotion of vocational education.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 2090). 3d Session:

[Hearings: Federal aid for home economics. Hearings 12078 . . Feb. 4, 1921.]

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H.R.

70TH CONGRESS (DEC. 5, 1927-MAR. 3, 1929)

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

S. 1731: To provide for the further development by increasing annual appropriations for vocational education in the several States and Territories.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (p. 677). Reported with amendments (p. 3910) (S. Rept. 451). Amended and passed (p. 6083).

[Hearings: Development of vocational education in the several States. Hearings on S. 1731 . . . Feb. 9, 1928.]

2d Session: Senate concurs in House amendments (p. 2401).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to House Committee on Education (p. 6218). Reported (p. 8779) (H. Rept. 1667).

2d Session: Debated (pp. 2376, 2392, 2393). Amended and passed (p. 2391).

Approved by President (p. 2969)-Public Law 702 [45 Stat. 1151] [George-Reed Act].

H.R. 12241: To provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to House Committee on Education (p. 5088). Reported (p. 5708) (H. Rept. 1097).

[Hearings: Development of vocational education in the several States. Hearings on H.R. 9201, 12241 . . . Feb. 7, Mar. 20, 21, 1928.]

H.R. 9201: To provide for the more complete development of Vocational education in the several States.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 1417). [Hearings: See H.R. 12241.]

H.R. 15211: To amend section 7 of the act approved Feb. 23, 1917, as amended (vocational education).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 434). Reported (p. 1706) (H. Rept. 2076). Debated (p. 2780).

71ST CONGRESS (APR. 15, 1929-MAR. 3, 1931)

RURAL EDUCATION

S. 1491: To aid in the reduction of taxes on farm lands and to promote elementary education in rural areas of the United States and to cooperate with the States in the promotion of these objectives.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 2719).

3d Session:

[Hearings: To aid in the reduction of taxes on farm lands and the promotion of elementary education in rural areas of the United States. . . Hearings on S. 1491. Feb. 16, 1931.]

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

S. 3969: To provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 5567).

3d Session: Reported with amendments (p. 6038) (S. Rept. 1793). Debated (p. 6963).

[Hearings: Vocational education . . . Hearings on S. 3969. Jan. 7, 1931.]

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H.R. 10821: To provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 5472).

3d Session: Reported (p. 6900) (H. Rept. 2296).

[Hearings: To provide for the further development in the several States and Territories for vocational education . . . Hearings on H.R. 10821 . . . May 7, 8, 14, 1930.]

72D CONGRESS (DEC. 7, 1931-MAR. 3, 1933)

LOANS BY R.F.C. FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

S. 5263: To amend section 201 of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 to provide for certain loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to aid in the support and maintenance of public schools.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Banking and Currency (p. 820).

[Hearings: Loans by RFC to aid public schools Jan. 19, 24, 30, 1933.]

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Hearings on S. 5263.

73D CONGRESS (MAR. 9, 1933-JUNE 18, 1934)

FEDERAL AID FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

SCHOOLS

H.R. 9544: To provide for the cooperation by the Federal Government with the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia in meeting the crisis in education.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 8359). Reported (p. 8558) (H. Rept. 1562).

[Hearings: Federal emergency aid to education

Hearings on House

bills providing for federal emergency relief. Feb. 26-28, March 1, 1934.]

LOANS BY R.F.C. FOR TEACHERS' SALARIES

S. 3487: Relating to direct loans for industrial purposes by Federal Reserve banks, and for other purposes. [Sec. 16 of Public Law 417 provided for loans to public-school authorities for teachers' salaries.]

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Banking and Currency (p. 7598). Reported without amendment (p. 7598). Debated (pp. 7907, 7983, 8717, 8735, 8740, 8763). Amended and passed (p. 8766). Senate disagrees with House amendment, asks for a conference (p. 9585). Conferees appointed (pp. 9585, 9742). Conference report agreed to (p. 12076).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Banking and Currency (p. 8923). Reported with amendment (p. 9205) (H. Rept. 1719). Debated (pp. 9278, 9375). Amended and passed (p. 9400). House insists upon its amendment and agrees to conference (p. 9742). Conference report submitted (p. 12228) (H. Rept. 2056). Agreed to (p. 12236).

Approved by President (p. 12452)-Public Law 417 [48 Stat. 1113]. [SEC. 16-The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to make loans at any time prior to January 31, 1935. to publicschool districts or other similar public-school authorities organized pursuant to State law, for the purpose of payment of teachers' salaries due prior to June 1, 1934: Provided, That the aggregate [sic] amount of such loans at any time outstanding shall not exceed $75,000,000. Approved June 19, 1934.]

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

H.R. 7059: To provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories. [Extended the program for 3 years.]

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education (p. 907). Reported with amendments (p. 3634) (H. Rept. 861). Debated (p. 7463). Amended and passed (p. 7477).

[Hearings: Vocational education . . . Hearings on H.R. 7059. 1934.]

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

Feb. 8,

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (p. 7599). Reported (p. 7885) (S. Rept. 874). Passed (p. 8473). Approved by President (p. 9375)-Public Law 245 [48 Stat. 792] [George-Ellezy Act].

H.R. 7802: (Same description as H.R. 7059.)

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session:

[Hearings: Vocational education . . Hearings on H.R. 7802 . . 21, 1934.]

Feb. 20,

74TH CONGRESS (JAN. 3, 1935-JUNE 20, 1936)

LAND-GRANT COLLEGES

S. 2228: Among other provisions, increased the annual appropriations for the support of land-grant colleges and universities.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (p. 3432). Reported with amendments (p. 5921) (S. Rept. 532). Debated (pp. 6706, 9962). Stricken from calendar (p. 11953).

H.R. 7160: (Same description as S. 2228.)

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Agriculture (p. 4816). Reported with amendments (p. 5078) (H. Rept. 587). Debated (p. 7601). Passed as amended (p. 7604). House disagrees to Senate amendments and asks conference (p. 9250). Conferees appointed (pp. 9250, 9353). Conference report submitted (H. Rept. 1316) and agreed to (p. 10235).

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Reported with amendments (p. 8666) (S. Rept. 789). Passed as amended (p. 8970). Senate insists upon its amendments and agrees to conference (p. 9353). Conference report submitted and agreed to (p. 10243).

Approved by President (p. 10659)-Public Law 182 [49 Stat. 436] [Bankhead-Jones Act].

LOANS BY R.F.C. FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

S. 3123: To provide for the relief of public-school districts and other public school authorities.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Banking and Currency (p. 9903). Reported (p. 11061) (S. Rept. 1076). Debated (p. 11998). Amended and passed (p. 12001).