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H.R. 5517 (116th)

Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

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Introduced

19 December 2019

Last action

7 December 2020 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

Subjects

Education, Climate

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28 May 2025

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Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 19 December 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 December 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 December 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 January 2020

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 29 July 2020

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 July 2020

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 3 December 2020

    Passed

    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)

    Source: Floor

  8. 3 December 2020

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  9. 3 December 2020

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  10. 3 December 2020

    Floor

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

    Source: Floor

  11. 3 December 2020

    Floor

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

    Source: Floor

  12. 3 December 2020

    Floor

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

    Source: Floor

  13. 7 December 2020

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

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