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Introduced
09/11/2020
09/11/2020
In Committee
09/11/2020
09/11/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global basic education programs. This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on learning and global basic education programs. Such report shall include (1) an assessment of the global learning loss that will result from protracted school closures; (2) evaluations of the effectiveness, cost, accessibility, and reach of the most commonly used forms of distance learning in low-resource contexts; and (3) a description of the tools and resources needed for the USAID to support continued distance learning, safe school reopening, remedial and accelerated learning, and reenrollment campaigns.
AI Summary
This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global basic education programs. The report must include an assessment of global learning loss from school closures, evaluations of commonly used distance learning methods in low-resource contexts, an overview of USAID programs to continue learning during the pandemic, identification of gaps in reaching marginalized populations, and a description of tools and resources needed to support continued distance learning, safe school reopening, remedial and accelerated learning, and re-enrollment campaigns. The report will be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees and made publicly available.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (13)
Chrissy Houlahan (D)*,
André Carson (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Michael San Nicolas (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Albio Sires (D),
David Trone (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (on 09/11/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8220/all-info | 09/12/2020 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8220/BILLS-116hr8220ih.pdf | 09/16/2020 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8220/BILLS-116hr8220ih.pdf.pdf | 09/16/2020 |
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