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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act

S. 1376Introduced Jul 11, 2005Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 11, 2005 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

17 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 17 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.