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H.R. 2780: Education for All Act of 2013

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H.R. 2780: Education for All Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-22 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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 2013

Plain summary

Education for All Act of 2013 - 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 U.S. 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Education for All Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · 76 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam Smith (D-WA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), William R. Keating (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 16 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2780 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113