H.R. 5517: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-19 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

Plain 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.

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Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · 30 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5517, Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act (2020-09-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ami Bera (D-CA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5517.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5517 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116