Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1995) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality professional development for teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for other purposes.

The bill, H.Res. 253 introduced in the 106th Congress in 1999, is focused on providing for the consideration of H.R. 1995. H.R. 1995 aims to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with the goals of empowering teachers, enhancing student achievement through high-quality professional development for teachers, reauthorizing the Reading Excellence Act, and addressing other related purposes.