Education Policy: Research: Policymakers:
1989 - 1992 Bush Administration
| President: | George H. W. Bush (R) 1989 - 1992 |
| Secretary of Education: | Lauro F. Cavazos, 1989 |
| Lamar Alexander, 1991 |
Major education actions:
- 1990 - Americans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336) [Note 5]
- 1990 - Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-476)
- 1990 - Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (P.L. 101-508) [Note 6] (repealed, 1998)
- 1990 - National and Community Service Act (P.L. 101-610) [Note 5]
- 1991 - Education Council Act (P.L. 102-62)
- 1991 - America 2000 proposed, but not enacted
- 1992 - Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (P.L. 102-325) [Note 3]
- 1992 - Higher Education Facilities Act of 1992 (in P.L. 102-325)
- 1992 - EEOC Educational, Technical Assistance, and Training Revolving Fund Act (P.L. 102-411)
- 1992 - Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1992 (P.L. 102-421)
101st Congress (1989-1990)
- SENATE: 55-Dem, 45-Rep.
- Vice-President: Dan Quayle (R)
- Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
- Minority Leader: Robert Dole (R-KS)
- Committee:
Labor and Human Resources
- Chair: Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
- Ranking Minority Member: Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- HOUSE:
260-Dem, 175-Rep.
- Speaker: James C. Wright, Jr. (D-TX), resigned 6/6/1989
- Speaker: Thomas S. Foley (D-WA), 6/6/1989
- Majority Leader: Thomas S. Foley (D-WA), became speaker on 6/6/1989
- Majority Leader: Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO) 6/14/1989
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
- Committee:
Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA)
- Ranking Minority Member: William F. Goodling (R-PA)
102nd Congress (1991-1992)
- SENATE: 56-Dem, 44-Rep.
- Vice-President: Dan Quayle (R)
- Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
- Minority Leader: Robert Dole (R-KS)
- Committee: Labor and Human Resources
- Chair: Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
- Ranking Minority Member: Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- HOUSE: 267-Dem, 167-Rep, 1-Other
- Speaker: Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
- Majority Leader: Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
- Committee: Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair: William D. Ford (D-MI)
- Ranking Minority Member: William F. Goodling (R-PA)
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