A bill to enhance United States diplomacy, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 6, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3901-3902)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a database listing all American and foreign alumni of such program initiatives in order to encourage networking, interaction, and communication with alumni.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on implementation of certain provisions of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 directing the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to take appropriate steps to provide opportunities for participation of human rights and democracy leaders in educational and cultural exchange programs in countries whose people do not fully enjoy freedom and democracy (including but not limited to China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tibet, and Burma).
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2002 to Sep 3, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | May 16, 2002 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | May 16, 2002 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jun 10, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 12, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Aug 1, 2002 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Sep 3, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 6, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2002Introduced in Senate
- May 6, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2866-2867)
- May 6, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3901-3902)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3901Text printed S3901 | Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX (text) | May 6, 2002 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance United States diplomacy, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- American studies
- Americans employed in foreign countries
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Civics education
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Competitive bidding
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cultural relations
- Data banks
- Democracy
- Disabled
- Discrimination against the disabled
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational exchanges
- Electronic government information
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency Management
- English language
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to higher education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Graduate education
- Health
- Higher education
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- International relief
- Islamic countries
- Journalism
- Librarians
- Libraries
- Literacy programs
- Middle schools
- Municipal politics and government
- Muslims
- Recreation centers
- Religion
- Reporters and reporting
- Scholarships
- School administrators
- Secondary education
- Secondary school students
- Sports and Recreation
- Teacher education
- Teacher salaries
- Youth services
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
