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Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

Introduced: December 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 3, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 3, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6079-6081)
Dec 3, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6079-6081)
Dec 3, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5517.
Dec 3, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6079-6082)
Dec 3, 2020
Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 7, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 17
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 13, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Feb 13, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 30, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jan 16, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jan 16, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 7, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jan 7, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Dec 19, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Dec 19, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 19, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5517: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5517/
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"H.R. 5517: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5517/.
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H.R. 5517, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5517/.
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