H.R. 2705: Education for All Act of 2011
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H.R. 2705: Education for All Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Education for All Act of 2011
Plain summary
Education for All Act of 2011 - 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. 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. Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Coordinator of United States Government Actions 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 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] · 82 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Adam Smith (D-WA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Rick Larsen (D-WA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT) and 22 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2705.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112