Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 12, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2019
This bill establishes a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review to assess U.S. government investments in multilateral entities. The President shall establish a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review Task Force, which shall periodically report to Congress the review's findings.
The task force shall establish and report the methodology for the reviews, which shall include assessments of (1) the relationship between such multilateral entities' stated goals and actual results, (2) the management practices and transparency of the entities, (3) the alignment between an entity's policies and practices with U.S. foreign policy objectives, and (4) whether U.S. goals may be better served by pursing a bilateral approach.
The bill establishes a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review Peer Review Group, which shall review the reports and provide feedback to the task force and to Congress.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 12, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
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 Apr 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2019Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 64, April 12, 2019, page H3265.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3626 | Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2020 | Related bill | May 6, 2020 |
| HR 7817 | Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2022 | Reintroduced Bill | May 18, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a review of United States multilateral aid.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Multilateral development programs
- Performance measurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
