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HR 3359 111th Congress House

US and the World Education Act

Official title: To raise achievement in international education in elementary schools and secondary schools through grants to improve teacher competency and to support program… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To raise achievement in international education in elementary schools and secondary schools through grants to improve teacher competency and to support programs in international education that supplement core curricula in such schools, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsArea studies and international educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Foreign language and bilingual programsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 28, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8882)
Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

US and the World Education Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education to: (1) assist the Secretary of Education in administering this Act's grant program; and (2) develop an international education research repository and make it available to states and local educational agencies (LEAs).

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary, to award competitive grants to LEAs, or partnerships between LEAs and private organizations or institutions of higher education that provide their LEA partners with funding, to promote international education in elementary and secondary schools.

Requires each grantee to use: (1) one-half of its grant on enhancing international education within core curricula, such as by increasing teacher competency; and (2) the other half on providing supplemental international education services outside of normal instruction hours.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a biennial independent evaluation of such international education programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 33
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 17, 2010
Carney, Christopher
· Jun 15, 2010
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 15, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2010
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 10, 2010
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 10, 2010
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Jun 10, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 10, 2010
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jun 10, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 10, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 9, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 9, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 9, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2010
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2010
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 2, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 5, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Nov 5, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Nov 5, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 5, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 5, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 5, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Nov 5, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 5, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 30, 2009
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3359: US and the World Education Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3359/
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