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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 1313Introduced Mar 4, 2009Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Petri R-WI
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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

39 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 24 Democrats

24 of 39 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Boozman (R-AR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), John Carter (R-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Mary Fallin (R-OK), J. Forbes (R-VA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), John Hall (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ron Kind (D-WI), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), James Moran (D-VA), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Ron Paul (R-TX), Thomas Perriello (D-VA), Denny Rehberg (R-MT), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Petri.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-6 district

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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.