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It 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