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HR 5397 116th Congress House Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Rural conditions and development Teaching, teachers, curricula

Rural Education Investment Act

Introduced: February 26, 2020 Introduced by: Bost, Mike Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 11, 2019
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Rural Education Investment Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to annually determine the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies (LEAs) located in rural areas. ED must then reserve at least an equal percentage of Teacher Quality Partnership grants for partnerships with such LEAs.

What's happening now December 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 2 Republican 4
KIND, RON
· Dec 18, 2020
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 23, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Feb 26, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 3, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Dec 11, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 11, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· Dec 11, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Dec 11, 2019
Kinzinger, Adam
· Dec 11, 2019
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Dec 11, 2019
Loebsack, David
· Dec 11, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 11, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Dec 11, 2019
Rodgers, Cathy
· Dec 11, 2019
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Dec 11, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Dec 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5397: Rural Education Investment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5397/
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"H.R. 5397: Rural Education Investment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5397/.
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H.R. 5397, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5397/.
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