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H.Res. 475 (105th)

Recognizing the importance of achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 100,000,000 of the world's poorest families.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 June 1998

Last action

22 July 1998 · Committee

Status

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]

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Summary

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the importance of achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 100 million of the world's poorest families; (2) urges international and regional financial institutions and other organizations to explore the use of microcredit programs as a method of eradicating poverty; (3) encourages appropriate public agencies to support the goal of the Summit by developing, announcing, and implementing institutional action plans to achieve that goal; (4) encourages the President to foster international support for the goal of the Summit in his communications with leaders of other Nations; and (5) calls upon the President to affirm his commitment to the goal of the Summit during annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

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Timeline

  1. 17 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to House International Relations

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 26 June 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 July 1998

    Passed

    Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 22 July 1998

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

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