# 116-hr-8220: Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020

116-hr-8220, Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8220
- Congress: 116
- Title: Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020 This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on learning and global basic education programs. Such report shall include (1) an assessment of the global learning loss that will result from protracted school closures; (2) evaluations of the effectiveness, cost, accessibility, and reach of the most commonly used forms of distance learning in low-resource contexts; and (3) a description of the tools and resources needed for the USAID to support continued distance learning, safe school reopening, remedial and accelerated learning, and reenrollment campaigns.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
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- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8220 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8220)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8220 (as of 2025-11-18).