S. 2200: United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-01-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-01-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006

Plain summary

United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the government of Poland, to establish a United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program for American and Polish secondary students under 19 years old to live in and attend public secondary school in the host country. Requires an annual program report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House International Relations Committee. Authorizes FY2007 appropriations.

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United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2200, United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006 (2006-06-06); CBO cost estimate: S. 2200, United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006 (2006-06-06)

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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2200.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s2200 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109