NCLB Reauthorization: Track the Legislative Progress

Current Status as of November 28, 2007

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House Education & Labor Committee or
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
 

Process	Senate	House
Committees Involved	Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee	Education & Labor Committee
Reauthorization Preparation	Oct. 16, 2007 - Senator Kennedy (D-MA- Chairman) & Senator Enzi (R-WY-ranking member) introduce the Kennedy-Enzi Senate Draft of Titles I C, II B-E, III, IV-V, and X.	Currently reviewing NCLB discussion draft that would lead to the introduction of a bill. September 10, 2007 - Full committee hearing: Miller/McKeon Discussion Draft of ESEA Reauthorization. Further details and witness testimony available by clicking here. August 27, 2007 - Discussion draft of Title I, II, III-XI released (link to draft removed from website).
Committee introduces bill	No bill introduced	No bill introduced
Administration introduces bill	No bill introduced	No bill introduced
Hearings to mark up committee bill (a “mark-up” is a process whereby the committees debate and amend the bill introduced by each committee—Senate and House usually introduce different bills.)	October 31, 2007 (cancelled). No re-schedule date announced.	No hearings scheduled
Committee report out bill
Floor action
Conference committee
Final passage
President signs bill
President vetoes bill