# 116-hr-5517: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act

116-hr-5517, Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5517
- Congress: 116
- Title: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2019-12-19
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5517 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5517)

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