US Congress House Bill 822

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April 23 2013 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for matching subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires program participants to use their grants and subgrants to enhance the geographic literacy of students in kindergarten through grade 12 by supporting specified activities, including: (1) educational research; (2) teacher training; (3) the development of effective teaching tools and learning materials; (4) the application of rigorous academic standards and assessment techniques; (5) comparative studies of world cultures, economies, and environments; and (6) the exchange of information regarding the state of geographic literacy and strategies for its improvement.

Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act

Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Aderholt, Robert B.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bonamici, Suzanne
Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Cohen, Steve
Rep Cole, Tom	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Costa, Jim	Rep Courtney, Joe
Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Duncan, John J., Jr.	Rep Ellison, Keith
Rep Esty, Elizabeth H.	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Hanabusa, Colleen W.	Rep Himes, James A.
Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Michaud, Michael H.
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Neal, Richard E.	Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Pastor, Ed
Rep Perlmutter, Ed	Rep Petri, Thomas E.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Schrader, Kurt
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Sewell, Terri A.	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
Rep Titus, Dina	Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Walz, Timothy J.

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2013-02-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB370 (Related) 2013-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00822:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr822ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr822ih.pdf