US HB2780 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2780 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 71-6)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Education for All Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education, and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality universal basic education. Authorizes the President to provide funds and other assistance to qualifying foreign countries to create the policies, processes, and infrastructure to develop national basic quality education plans. Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Coordinator of United States Government Actions to Provide Basic Education Assistance who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and international activities to promote quality universal basic education.

Title

Education for All Act of 2013

Sponsors

Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]