Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 13, 2011 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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for: (1) assistance for programs in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services; and (2) microenterprise development credits.
Expands targeted assistance services for such microfinance and microenterprise clients.
Reduces the annual fiscal year amount available for the office of microenterprise development's central funding program.
Revises targeted assistance requirements for sustainable poverty-focused programs.
Sets forth microfinance programs procurement policies.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2011 to Nov 28, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 13, 2011 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Aug 12, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 14, 2011 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Nov 25, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Dec 23, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jan 27, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 24, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 15, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 24, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Aug 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 13, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 28, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 15, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 28, 2012 |
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 13, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2011Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5019.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve access to microenterprise by the very poor, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Business investment and capital
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- International Affairs
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Small business
- Women in business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2011Introduced in House
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