Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009
Latest action · May 13, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 13, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the organizational structures of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign affairs agencies; and (2) the extent to which the organizational structures of such departments and agencies and U.S. foreign assistance programs, budget plans, personnel decisions, and diplomacy are related to long-term U.S. security strategy.
Directs the President to take actions necessary to integrate the following offices and bureaus into a single Department office to be known as the Office of Long-Term Planning and Resource Management: (1) the Office of Policy Planning, the Office of Resource Management, and the Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance of the Department of State; and (2) the Bureau of Budget/Performance/Accountability of USAID.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2009 to Dec 14, 2009; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | May 13, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Dec 14, 2009 |
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 May 13, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2009Introduced in House
- May 13, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41173 | Foreign Aid Reform, National Strategy, and the Quadrennial Review Archived | Report | Feb 15, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the use of long-term strategies for United States national security, diplomacy, and foreign assistance and the full use of performance-based budgeting for foreign assistance programs, projects, and activities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strategy and Effectiveness of Foreign Policy and Assistance Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2009Introduced in House
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