I claim the time in opposition although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes.

This amendment does improve the bill. I thank the gentlewoman for bringing it forward. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Chairman, my concern with the amendment is that this puts additional reporting requirements on the charter schools that are not required of traditional public schools. We are trying to make it easier, and we are…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 360, noes 45, not voting 27, as follows: [Roll No. 217] AYES--360 Aderholt Amodei…

This amendment will force States to reserve more funds for review of public and private charter school funding. The underlying bill, Mr. Chairman, includes audits as an important aspect of quality authorizing measures. In addition, States…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Committee will rise informally. The…

I want to say to my colleague that I really appreciate her effort to ensure that all schools, both traditional public schools and public charter schools, share the information needed by parents. We agree on that point, and I believe that…

I very much appreciate the work that Ms. Wilson and the other coauthors of this amendment have put into this. I think it helps the bill, and I would urge my colleagues to support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

This amendment improves the bill. I want to thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment and bringing it forward and explaining it so eloquently. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I do not oppose it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I do appreciate the gentlelady's efforts to get information out there. As I said earlier, unfortunately, I want to be very, very careful in avoiding adding additional burdens or more red tape or more requirements to charter schools at the…