S 2433 · 110th Congress · International Affairs
Global Poverty Act of 2007
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.(2008-04-24)
Plain Language Summary
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Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. 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. Requires the strategy to contain specific and measurable goals and to consist of specified components, including: (1) continued investment or involvement in existing U.S. initiatives related to international poverty reduction and trade preference programs for developing countries; (2) improving the effectiveness of development assistance and making available additional overall United States assistance levels as appropriate; (3) enhancing and expanding debt relief as appropriate; (4) mobilizing and leveraging the participation of businesses and public-private partnerships; (5) coordinating the goal of poverty reduction with other specified development goals; and (6) integrating principles of sustainable development and entrepreneurship …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2433, Global Poverty Act of 2007
Mar 28, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 13, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 2433, Global Poverty Act of 2007
Mar 28, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 13, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans