US HB8220 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-09-11HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2020-09-11HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB7911 (Related) 2020-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
SB4548 (Same As) 2020-09-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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