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Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Improving the Teaching and Learning of American History and Civics Act of 2009

S. 659Introduced Mar 19, 2009Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 19, 2009 — 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

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Robert Byrd (D-WV), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Edward Kennedy (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress

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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.