US Congress House Bill 416 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program under which scholars and secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students from certain Caribbean countries would attend U.S. schools and participate in activities designed to promote a greater understanding of U.S. values and culture. Authorizes the Secretary, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to establish a program to improve primary and secondary education in such countries by enhancing teacher training, strengthening curriculum and instructional materials, and assisting improvements in school management and public administration of education.

Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009

Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-09		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/416/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr416/BILLS-111hr416ih.pdf