Senate bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
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- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 1, 2007 — 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
24 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent
14 of 24 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chester Lott (R-MS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), John Warner (R-VA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 1015 (110th) National Writing Project Act of 2007
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.