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Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act

S. 370Introduced Feb 14, 2013Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 14, 2013 — 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 — 7 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent

15 of 22 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.