Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 31, 2009
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- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 31, 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
25 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 1 independent
18 of 25 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), E. Nelson (D-NE), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.
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- S.Con.Res. 78 (111th) A concurrent resolution honoring the work and mission of the Delta Regional Authority on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the…
- S.Res. 471 (111th) A resolution recognizing the University of Southern Mississippi for 100 years of service and excellence in higher education.
- S. 2810 (111th) A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers that suffered…
- S. 325 (111th) A bill to amend section 845 of title 18, United States Code, relating to explosives, to grant the Attorney General exemption authority.
- S. 3947 (111th) Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2010
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.