LEGISLATION RELATING TO MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - 111TH CONGRESS (Updated 12/19/09)
WA Senators and Representatives – Sponsors , Cosponsors, and Votes
H.R. 52: Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act
To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kirk (D-IL)
Cosponsors (34): Baird
H.R. 416: Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009
To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Sponsor: Lee (D-CA)
Cosponsors (16):
H.R. 417: Next Steps for Haiti Act of 2009
To provide for professional exchanges with Haiti, and for other purposes
Sponsor: Lee (D-CA)
Cosponsors (32):
H.R. 1318: Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act
To provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Van Hollen (D-MD)
Cosponsors (13): Smith
H.R. 1388: Serve America Act
A bill entitled "The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws."
Sponsor: McCarthy (D-NY)
Cosponsors (37): McDermott
Senate bill: S. 277
H.R. 1410: Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009
To provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McCollum (D-MN)
Cosponsors (80): McDermott, Reichert, Smith
H.R. 1886: PEACE (Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement) Act of 2009 (Appended to H.R. 2410)
To authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Berman (D-CA)
Cosponsors (12): McDermott
Voting yes on passage (6/11/09): Inslee, Larsen, Baird, Dicks, Reichert, Smith
Voting no: Hastings, McMorris Rodgers, McDermott
H.R. 2000: To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
Sponsor: Holt (D-NJ)
Cosponsors (113): Dicks, Larsen, McDermott, Reichert, Smith
Senate bill: S. 846
H. R. 2030: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009
To provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.
Sponsor: Blumennauer (D-OR)
Cosponsors (69):
Senate bill: S. 624
H.R. 2103: International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009
To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McCollum (D-MN)
Cosponsors (79): McDermott
Senate bill: S. 987
H.R. 2139: Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009
To direct the President to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting global development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Berman (D-CA)
Cosponsors (121): McDermott, Reichert, Smith
H.R. 2410: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Berman (D-CA)
Cosponsors (0):
Voting yes on passage (6/10/09): Inslee, Larsen, Baird, Dicks, McDermott, Reichert, Smith
Voting no: Hastings, McMorris Rodgers
H.R. 2478: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009
A bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McGovern (D-MA)
Cosponsors (139): Baird, McDermott, Reichert, Smith
Senate bill: S.1067
H.R. 2639: Global Poverty Act of 2009
To require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
Sponsor: Smith (D-WA)
Cosponsors (5): McDermott, Reichert
H.R. 2932: Stop VULTURE Funds Act
To prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Waters (D-CA)
Cosponsors (29):
H.R. 2997: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs (including global food aid) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: DeLauro (D-CT)
Cosponsors (0):
Senate bill: S. 1406
House passage 266-160 (7/9/09): Voting yea - Baird, Inslee, Larsen, McDermott, Smith; Voting nay - Hastings, McMorris Rogers, Reichert
Senate passage 80-17 (8/4/09 ): Voting yea - Murray, Cantwell
H.R. 3077: Global Food Security Act of 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McCollum (D-MN)
Cosponsors (40):
Senate bill: S. 384
H.R. 3081: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey (D-NY)
Cosponsors (None)
Passed House 7/9/09: 318-106
Voting yes on passage (7/9/09): Inslee, Larsen, Baird, Dicks, McDermott, Reichert, Smith
Voting no: Hastings, McMorris Rodgers
Senate bill: S.1434
H.R. 4405: Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation
To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Waters (D-CA)
Cosponsors (9):
H. Res. 363: Calling for the adoption of a smart security platform for the 21st century.
Calls for several initiatives to address root causes of instability and violent conflict, including increasing development aid to and debt relief for the poorest countries and integrating peace-building and conflict prevention into development programs.
Sponsor: Woolsey (D-CA)
Cosponsors (17):
H. Con. Res. 11: Recognizing the disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children in the developing world.
Resolved that Congress recognizes that children have different needs than those of adults, and nutritional deficiencies disproportionately affect children; in the context of the current global food crisis, the nutritional needs of children must be a humanitarian priority; and the United States and the other G8 member states should continue to monitor the impact of the global food crisis on children and commit to increasing their assistance to respond to the global food crisis, and specifically, responding to the needs of children impacted by the global food crisis.
Sponsor: Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Cosponsors (0):
H. Con. Res. 17: Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna.
Urges the Administration to assist in coordinating international humanitarian assistance to help the people of the Caribbean region, assess the damage, and provide relief to affected communities, particularly in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos.
Sponsor: Lee (D-CA)
Cosponsors (11):
H. Con. Res. 63: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of United States gross domestic product (GDP) for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs.
Sponsor: Lee (D-CA)
Cosponsors (15): McDermott
S. 277: Serve America Act
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service (including the Volunteers for Prosperity Program), and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kennedy (D-MA)
Cosponsors (42): Murray
S. 355: Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act of 2009
A bill to enhance the capacity of the United States to undertake global development activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Durbin (D-IL)
Cosponsors (7): Murray
S. 384: Global Food Security Act of 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Lugar (R- IN)
Cosponsors (12):
S. 496: Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009
A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Cantwell (D-WA)
Cosponsors (6):
House bill: H.R. 1318
S. 589: Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2009
A bill to establish a Global Service Fellowship Program and to authorize Volunteers for Prosperity, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Feingold (D-WI)
Cosponsors (5):
S. 624: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009
To provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.
Sponsor: Durbin (D-IL)
Cosponsors (27): Cantwell, Murray
House bill: H. R. 2030
S. 954: World Bank International Development Association Replenishment Act of 2009
A bill to authorize United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kerry (D-MA)
Cosponsors (2):
S. 955: African Development Fund Replenishment Act of 2009
A bill to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, the African Development Fund and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, to require budgetary disclosures by multilateral development banks, to encourage multilateral development banks to endorse the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kerry (D-MA)
Cosponsors (2):
S. 962: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kerry (D-MA)
Cosponsors (11):
S. 1067: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009
A bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Feingold (D-WI)
Cosponsors (47): Cantwell, Murray
S. 1183: Haiti Reforestation Act of 2009
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Durbin (D-Il)
Cosponsors (9):
S. 1382: Peace Corps Improvement and Expansion Act of 2009
A bill to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Dodd (D-CN)
Cosponsors (14): Murray
S.1425: GROWTH Act of 2009
A bill to increase the United States financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women in developing countries.
Sponsor: Durbin (D-Il)
Cosponsors (14):
S.1524: Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009
A bill to strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of United States foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges of the 21st century, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kerry (D-MA)
Cosponsors (21):
S. 1591: 21st Century Global Health Technology Act
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to establish the Health Technology Program in the United States Agency for International Development to research and develop technologies to improve global health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Murray, Patty (D-WA)
Cosponsors (1):
S. 1593: Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010
A bill to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in that region, to promote engagement on the use of renewable fuel sources and on climate change in the Americas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Menendez (D-NJ)
Cosponsors (3):
S.1707: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kerry (D-MA)
Cosponsors (1):
Vote on Senate passage 9/24/09: Unanimous Consent
Vote on House passage 9/30/09: Agreed to by voice vote
S. Res. 90: Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 18, and 19, 2009
The United States is prepared to work with the countries of the Western Hemisphere on advancing an agenda of human prosperity, including-- encouraging multilateral development institutions to invest in micro- to medium-sized enterprises; continuing the fight against HIV/AIDS, vector-borne, and noncommunicable diseases; raising the standard of living of the people in the region who currently live in poverty; eradicating child labor; recommitting to the Millennium Development Goals; and supporting investment in public health and education throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Sponsor: Kerry (D-MA)
Cosponsors (4):
Vote on Senate passage 4/3/09: Unanimous consent
S. Res. 312: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Sponsor: Dodd (D-CN)
Cosponsors (19): Murray
11/9/2009 Passed/agreed to by unanimous consent
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See attached table below for status of above bills
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Current versions of bills introduced in the 111th Congress: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html
Complete information on all bills: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Record of key votes: http://www.rollcallvotes.com/
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