S. 3797: Education for All Act of 2010
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S. 3797: Education for All Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Education for All Act of 2010
Plain summary
Education for All Act of 2010 - 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 by 2015. 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. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Activities 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.
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Official text
Education for All Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 1 cosponsors
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Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s3797.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s3797 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111