US Congress House Bill 2705 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 82-1)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Education for All Act of 2011 - 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 United States 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.

Education for All Act of 2011

Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2705/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2705/BILLS-112hr2705ih.pdf