Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

Bill: 116-hr-5517
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civics education
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Foreign aid and international relief
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Human rights
India
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International exchange and broadcasting
Policy sciences
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Water quality
Water use and supply
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

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.

action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6079-6081)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 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)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5517.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6079-6082)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House