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Senate bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act

S. 727Introduced Mar 1, 2007Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS
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Where it went

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

Other 110th 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.