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A bill to require the 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 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.

4/24/2008--Reported to Senate amended.    (There is 1 other summary)

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, 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 internationally recognized Millennium Development Goals; and (6) integrating principles of sustainable development and entrepreneurship into policies and programs.

Sets forth specified reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary of State to designate a coordinator who will have primary responsibility for overseeing and drafting the reports, as well as responsibility for helping to implement recommendations contained in the reports.

Defines specified terms.



Latest Actions
  • 04/24/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331.
  • 04/24/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
  • 02/13/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  • 12/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.2433 Reported in Senate04/26/2008

User Comments
Posted by jamiro on 05/11/2008
At American taxpayer expense? Sounds like a good idea, but isn't most extreme poverty caused by governmental controls that are beyond our control (or would be beyond control if we had a policy stating that we will not invade countries because we don't like their governments)?


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