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S. 473 111th Congress Senate

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.

Introduced: February 25, 2009 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 2, 2009
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2480-2483)
Feb 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2479-2480)
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 2, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009 - Establishes in the executive branch the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.

Requires the Foundation to award grants, increasingly for study in nontraditional study abroad destinations, to: (1) U.S. students; (2) nongovernmental institutions that provide and promote study abroad opportunities for U.S. students, in consortium with institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (3) IHEs, individually or in consortium. Declares the sense of Congress on the distribution of such grants among individuals and institutions.

Directs the the Comptroller General to review the operations of the Foundation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2410 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Oct 6, 2009
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 11, 2009
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 25, 2009
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 25, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 2009
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