What is the Global Poverty Act?

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The Global Poverty Act was a bill in the U.S. Congress. The bill was co-sponsored by 84 representatives and 30 senators.

The Global Poverty Act would require the U.S. 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 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. This would require the United States to increase its overall spending on Humanitarian Aid from 23 billion to 98 billion a year. This bill has been surrounded by some controversy because it also has stipulations that could infringe on the Constitution of the United States.

Timeline

• Mar 1, 2007: Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Adam Smith.
• Jul 31, 2007: Scheduled for debate in the House.
• Sep 25, 2007: Passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
• Sep 26, 2007: Received in the Senate and read twice; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Feb 13, 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
• Apr 24 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders.