Take ActionIt is critical that the U.S. takes a leadership role in creating a Global Fund for Education with other international partners. By demonstrating that there is widespread support for a Global Fund for Education through letters, op-eds and media outreach we can help to move education up the agenda to achieve Education for All. Get Your Rep to Cosponsor the Education for All Act of 2010!Who Introduced the Bill?The Education for All Act of 2010 (H.R. 5117) was introduced on April 21 by Reps. Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Dave Reichert (R-WA). What does the Education for All Act Do?The EFA bill seeks to ensure the U.S. provides the resources and leadership to contribute to a successful international effort to provide all children with a quality basic education by 2015. Does it Support a Global Fund for Education?Yes, the bill calls on the U.S. to support a multilateral education initiative, like a new multilateral Global Fund for Education. How Do I Get My Representative to Cosponsor the Bill? Step 1: Download and review this Fact Sheet on Education for All Legislation (H.R. 5117) and this Frequently Asked Questions fact sheet (pdf). Step 2: Call the aide you work with and tell them the bill was introduced on April 21 and why you think it's such an important bill for them to support. Review the steps in the April Action Sheet on Education for All Act and learn the Laser Talk. Step 3: Email the aide the Fact Sheet on Education for All Legislation (H.R. 5117) and Dear Colleague letter from Reps. Lowey and Reichert on H.R. 5117. The contacts for who they should contact to cosponsor the bill are in both of these documents. Step 4: Call in a week to follow up on the request.
Background Information On Education for All
House Cosponsors of H.R.5117 (as of August 11, 2010): 67 cosponsors Note: No new cosponsors can officially be added to a bill during a congressional recess. Congressional recess ends September 17. Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 6/24/2010 Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 7/29/2010 Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] - 7/1/2010 Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 7/1/2010 Rep Carson, Andre [IN-7] - 7/29/2010 Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] - 6/24/2010 Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 6/10/2010 Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 8/10/2010 Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] - 5/27/2010 Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 6/24/2010 Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 7/1/2010 Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 7/30/2010 Rep Dicks, Norman D. [WA-6] - 7/29/2010 Rep Edwards, Donna F. [MD-4] - 7/29/2010 Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] - 5/13/2010 Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 6/24/2010 Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 7/30/2010 Rep Garamendi, John [CA-10] - 5/6/2010 Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] - 8/10/2010 Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 5/27/2010 Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] - 7/30/2010 Rep Heinrich, Martin [NM-1] - 6/24/2010 Rep Himes, James A. [CT-4] - 6/24/2010 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 7/29/2010 Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 7/1/2010 Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 7/29/2010 Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 6/10/2010 Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 5/27/2010 Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 7/1/2010 Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] - 6/24/2010 Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 6/24/2010 Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2] - 7/1/2010 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 4/22/2010 Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 6/10/2010 Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 4/28/2010 Rep Lujan, Ben Ray [NM-3] - 7/1/2010 Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 5/27/2010 Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 8/10/2010 Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 7/29/2010 Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 6/24/2010 Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13] - 7/1/2010 Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-11] - 6/24/2010 Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] - 7/30/2010 Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 6/24/2010 Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 6/24/2010 Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 5/6/2010 Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 6/10/2010 Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 6/24/2010 Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 4/22/2010 Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 6/24/2010 Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] - 4/28/2010 Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 6/24/2010 Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 5/13/2010 Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] - 4/22/2010 Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 6/10/2010 Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 6/24/2010 Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/6/2010 Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 6/24/2010 Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 6/24/2010 Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] - 4/22/2010 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 5/27/2010 Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 6/24/2010 Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 7/1/2010 Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 6/24/2010 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 4/28/2010 Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 6/10/2010 Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3] - 5/27/2010 |