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Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act

885

112th Congress

Education

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

March 2, 2011

Latest Action

March 21, 2011

Primary Sponsor

Chris Van HollenDemocratic(MD)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

68pct

19d open

vs 6,662 other HR bills in the 112th — cohort avg 39d

Summary

No CRS summary is available for this bill yet. The source title, actions, sponsors, and text versions below come from Congress.gov.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (12)

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Filing registrants (3)

ALSTON & BIRD LLP (8)HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (1)THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (3)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2012 · fourth_quarter · Education

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Cosponsors (71)

Name	Party	State
André Carson	Democratic	IN
Barney Frank	Democratic	MA
Ben Chandler	Democratic	KY

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2012 · second_quarter · Education

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Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act. Federal geography education funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 885

EDWARD BRITAN ROBERT JONES

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYclient→THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

2012 · second_quarter · Education

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H.R.885/S.434 Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act--All Provisions H.R.4628 Interest Rate Reduction Act--All Provisions S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012--All Provisions

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.885

STACIA RASTAUSKAS BRETHERTON

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2012 · first_quarter · Education

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Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act. Federal geography education funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 885

EDWARD BRITAN ROBERT JONES

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIESclient→HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

2011 · fourth_quarter · Education

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HR 85 Teach for our Future Act of 2011, BACA HR218 Proud Act, BACA HR 288 Teacher Education HR 667 Counselor Act, Sanchez HR 885 Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act, Van Hollen HR 1794 Keep Teachers Act, Price HR 1881 Energy Workforce Training - community colleges HR 2228 Stem Act, Lujan, Fattah, Grijalva HR 3823 Adjustment Residency - Immigration, Rivera HR 4207 American Dream Accounts Act of 2012, Fattah S 812 Lead Act, Bennett S 154 Fast Track to College Act of 2011, Kohl S 857 Talent Act Empower Teachers, Grassley S 1260 Financial Literacy, Akaka S 2181 Loan Forgiveness for Early Childhood Education, Begich

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 885

SERENA DAVILA mr GUMECINDO SALAS ms LAURA MARISTANY

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2011 · fourth_quarter · Education

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act. Federal geography education funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 885

EDWARD BRITAN ROBERT JONES

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2011 · third_quarter · Education

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography Is Fundamental Act. Federal geography education funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 885

EDWARD BRITAN ROBERT JONES

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2011 · second_quarter · Education

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 885

EDWARD BRITAN ROBERT JONES

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("NGEF")client→ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2011 · first_quarter · Education

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Development and implementation of a federal legislative strategy to enhance geographic literacy. H.R. 885 and S. 434, Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 885

EDWARD BRITAN ROBERT JONES

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE