House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2009
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 29, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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
118 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 96 Democrats
22 of 118 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Travis Childers (D-MS), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), John Duncan (R-TN) and 88 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.