The bill had to be heard in a conference committee due to continued opposition by some of the senate members. (blog.aamft.org)
The 70 - to - 72 version went nowhere, the 70 - to - 80 version was approved in the House and Senate, but using slightly different language that could not be reconciled in conference committee in time. (gaveltogavel.us)
Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate education committee and more than a dozen House members met in a conference committee Wednesday to begin reconciling two bills — one a Republican - only measure that barely passed the U.S. House of Representatives in July, and the other a Senate version that cleared the U.S Senate with big, bipartisan support a few days later. (educationnext.org)