United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5408 (109th)
Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act of 2006
Introduced
17 May 2006
Last action
12 June 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Sponsors
Betty McCollum, Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act of 2006 - Urges the Secretary of State to express to Armenian officials the serious concern of Congress with the lack of progress in resolving the murder of Joshua Haglund, a Minnesota resident who was teaching English in Armenia. Calls on Armenia to continue pursuing, in cooperation with U.S. officials, the investigation into his death, and to use all appropriate means to achieve justice in the case. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Education to fund the Joshua Haglund Memorial Peace Scholarship Fund at the University of Minnesota, which will finance study abroad scholarships and diversity training to further Joshua Haglund's vision of compassion, peace, and community service.
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Timeline
17 May 2006
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2006
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 June 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 May 2006 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2006
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 May 2006
Sponsors
- Betty McCollum · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
- · hsfa00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5408
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5408
- us · 109-hr-5408 · source updated 23 March 2026