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Bill116th CongressFiled Dec 19, 2019International Affairs
H.R. 5517

Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

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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 just happenedDec 7, 2020

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

Who’s behind it

Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5](D-GA)Sponsor
30 cosponsors30 D
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  1. Dec 7, 2020IntroReferral

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

    Foreign Relations Committee
  2. Dec 3, 2020FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Dec 3, 2020FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6079-6081)

  4. Dec 3, 2020Floor8000

    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)

  5. Dec 3, 2020FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5517.

  6. Dec 3, 2020FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6079-6082)

  7. Dec 3, 2020FloorH30300

    Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Jul 29, 2020Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Foreign Affairs Committee
  9. Jul 29, 2020Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Foreign Affairs Committee
  10. Jan 14, 2020Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

    Indo-Pacific Subcommittee
  11. Dec 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Foreign Affairs Committee
  12. Dec 19, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  13. Dec 19, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed HouseDec 3, 202053

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.

Introduced in HouseDec 19, 2019

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.

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