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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

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H.R. 1526Introduced Mar 16, 2009Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Payne D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 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

116 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 98 Democrats

18 of 116 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA) and 86 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-10 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.