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116-hr-5517116th Congress

Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

Sponsored By: Representative JOHN LEWIS

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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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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

JOHN LEWIS

GA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2019

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2019

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2019

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2019

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2019

  • Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2019

  • ELIOT ENGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2020

  • Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]

    SC • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2020

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2020

  • Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2020

  • Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2020

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 1/8/2020

  • Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/15/2020

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/15/2020

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 1/15/2020

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2020

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2020

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2020

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2020

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2020

  • Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2020

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2020

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