Global Poverty Act
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The Global Poverty Act was a bill in the U.S. Congress co-sponsored by 84 Representatives and 30 Senators.
The Global Poverty Act would require the U.S. 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. This would require the United States to add 0.7 percent of the U.S. gross national product (23 billion to 98 billion a year) to its overall spending on Humanitarian Aid. This bill has been endorsed by The Borgen Project, Habitat for Humanity, Bread for the World
, RESULTS and CARE.
The bill passed the Foreign Affairs Committee
in July 2008. It was never scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor, however, and died at the end of the session.
The Global Poverty Act would require the U.S. President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
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. This would require the United States to add 0.7 percent of the U.S. gross national product (23 billion to 98 billion a year) to its overall spending on Humanitarian Aid. This bill has been endorsed by The Borgen Project, Habitat for Humanity, Bread for the World
Bread for the World
Bread for the World is a non-partisan, Christian citizens' movement in the United States to end hunger. The organization describes itself as a collective Christian voice urging nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad...
, RESULTS and CARE.
The bill passed the Foreign Affairs Committee
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. The Foreign Relations Committee is generally responsible for overseeing and funding foreign aid programs as...
in July 2008. It was never scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor, however, and died at the end of the session.
Timeline
- March 1, 2007: Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Adam SmithAdam Smith (politician)David Adam Smith , American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Washington's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...
(D-WA). - Jul 31, 2007: Scheduled for debate in the House.
- September 25, 2007: Passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
- September 26, 2007: Received in the Senate and read twice; referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsUnited States Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsThe United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. The Foreign Relations Committee is generally responsible for overseeing and funding foreign aid programs as...
. - December 7, 2007: Introduced and sponsored in the US Senate by Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) as S.2433.
- February 13, 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- April 24, 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Joseph Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders.