Global Poverty Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 28, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Poverty Act of 2005 - States that a major priority of U.S. foreign policy is to vastly reduce global poverty and to eliminate extreme poverty in developing countries.
Directs the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further such policy.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2005 to Sep 28, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 28, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of vastly reducing global poverty and eliminating extreme global poverty, to require periodic reports on the progress toward implementation of the strategy, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Global Poverty Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Agriculture and Food
- AIDS (Disease)
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Debt relief
- Developing countries
- Development credit institutions
- Economic assistance
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Human immunodeficiency viruses
- Hunger
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International cooperation
- Malaria
- Malnutrition
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Potable water
- Poverty
- Preventive medicine
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private partnerships
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Social Welfare
- Strategic planning
- Sustainable development
- Tariff preferences
- Tuberculosis
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
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