US Congress House Bill 3359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 107-1)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-10-22 - 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]

US and the World Education Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education to: (1) assist the Secretary of Education in administering this Act's grant program; and (2) develop an international education research repository and make it available to states and local educational agencies (LEAs). Directs the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary, to award competitive grants to LEAs, or partnerships between LEAs and private organizations or institutions of higher education that provide their LEA partners with funding, to promote international education in elementary and secondary schools. Requires each grantee to use: (1) one-half of its grant on enhancing international education within core curricula, such as by increasing teacher competency; and (2) the other half on providing supplemental international education services outside of normal instruction hours. Directs the Secretary to conduct a biennial independent evaluation of such international education programs.

US and the World Education Act

Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-22		Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2009-07-28		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2009-07-28		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8882)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3359/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3359/BILLS-111hr3359ih.pdf