US Congress House Bill 4368 (Prior Session Legislation)

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December 16 2009 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working with governments and civil society in the Americas (the countries of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean), to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity. Directs the Secretary of State to establish an advisory group to consider the feasibility of establishing a public-private Fund for Social and Economic Development in the Americas. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) assistance to Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico; (2) debt and equity financing for a Microfinance Growth Fund for the Americas; (3) the Fund for Social and Economic Development in the Americas; and (4) USAID for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to the implementation of trade promotion agreements.

Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010

Rep Engel, Eliot L.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Sires, Albio
Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Meeks, Gregory W.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-16		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SB1593 (Related) 2009-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN04368:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr4368ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr4368ih.pdf