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House Bill 5517
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act
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Passed House on Dec 3, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Dec 19, 2019
Latest Action
Dec 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5517
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
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John Lewis
Georgia
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Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Ami Bera
California
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
California
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Democrat
Jim Costa
California
Democrat
Josh Harder
California
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
TJ Cox
California
Democrat
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Alcee L. Hastings
Florida
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Florida
Democrat
Hank Johnson
Georgia
Democrat
Sanford Bishop Jr.
Georgia
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Democrat
Danny K. Davis
Illinois
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Illinois
Democrat
Jim McGovern
Massachusetts
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Michigan
Democrat
Dan Kildee
Michigan
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Minnesota
Democrat
Eliot Engel
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Democrat
James E. Clyburn
South Carolina
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Texas
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Virginia
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Washington
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Washington
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 3, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6079-6081)
Summary

Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

This bill establishes (1) a professional exchange program between the United States and India with a focus on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi, (2) a development training initiative based on principles of nonviolence, and (3) a foundation to address development priorities in India.

Specifically, the bill establishes a professional exchange program comprised of both an annual educational forum for scholars from the United States and India, as well as an undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate student exchange for students in the United States and India.

The bill also establishes a professional development training initiative on conflict resolution tools based on the principles of nonviolence. Further, the bill establishes the United States-India Gandhi-King Development Foundation to identify development priorities in India (e.g., pollution and climate change, education, and tuberculosis) and administer competitively awarded grants to nongovernmental entities to address those priorities.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
December 7, 2020
Engrossed in House
December 3, 2020
Introduced in House
December 19, 2019
Actions (12)
12/07/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
12/03/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/03/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6079-6081)
12/03/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6079-6081)
12/03/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5517.
12/03/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6079-6082)
12/03/2020
Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/29/2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/29/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/14/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
12/19/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
12/19/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:05 PM
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