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Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

Introduced: December 19, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

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Passed Senate

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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

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.

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