HJRES 263 · 101th Congress · International Affairs

Human Needs and Mobility Resolution

Introduced 1989-05-09· Sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.(1989-06-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Human Needs and Mobility Resolution - Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) encourage the use of a variety of transportation options, particularly those which are nonmotorized and low in cost, as solutions for the mobility needs of poor people in developing nations; (2) redirect a portion of Agency resources to providing access to such vehicles that can be sustained in the long term; and (3) analyze and report to the Congress regarding the effectiveness of the current policies of multilateral development banks in which the United States is a member regarding lending for transportation in meeting the mobility needs of poor people in developing nations. Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive Directors of the multilateral development banks to increase the emphasis those banks place on nonmotorized, low cost, and energy efficient alternatives to private motor vehicles; (2) the Director of the Peace Corps to encourage the use of nonmotorized transportation technologies in its projects and by its volunteers; and (3) the President to submit a report to the Congress, within one year, concerning the implement…

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Cosponsors (12)

10 Democrats2 Republicans