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Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act

S. 434Introduced Mar 2, 2011Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2011 — 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

22 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 independent

14 of 22 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), E. Nelson (D-NE), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Mark Warner (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi 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.