3.0.0 682 2019-11-15T21:51:01Z 2019-11-15T21:51:01Z Senate S S 2005-03-17 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-18T02:32:32Z Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2005 109 953 HR 2005-06-29 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Related bill CRS 2005-03-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3062-3064) IntroReferral 2005-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3061-3062) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-12-16 False International Affairs Advice and consent of the Senate Africans Agriculture and Food Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Democracy Development credit institutions Disabled Discrimination against the disabled Economic assistance Economic development Economic growth Economic integration Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Farmers Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Housing and Community Development Indigenous peoples Labor and Employment Labor unions Latin America Law Minorities Nutrition Political participation Poverty Presidential appointments Preventive medicine Productivity in government Public-private partnerships Quality of life Racial discrimination Rule of law Rural economic development Sex discrimination Small business Social Welfare U.S. Agency for International Development Western Hemisphere Women International Affairs 00 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-13T20:44:14Z Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2005 - Sets forth the policy of the United States to: (1) promote market-based principles, economic integration, social development, and trade in the Americas; and (2) establish an investment fund for the Western Hemisphere to advance U.S. national interests, improve the lives of the poor, encourage economic growth while protecting the environment, build human capital and knowledge, support democratic institutions and processes, and promote peace and justice in the Americas.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance to reduce poverty and foster increased economic opportunity in the Western Hemisphere by: (1) nurturing public-private partnerships and microenterprise development; (2) improving the quality of life and investing in human capital; (3) strengthening the rule of law through improved efficiency and transparency in government services; and (4) reducing poverty and eliminating the exclusion of marginalized populations. Establishes a project review committee.

Amends the Inter-American Development Bank Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to urge the Bank to establish an account to be operated consistent with the above guidelines. Establishes a technical review committee.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Western Hemisphere countries should collectively provide assistance equal to the amount of U.S. bilateral and multilateral assistance.

]]> Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2005 Display Title Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty and foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s682is/xml/BILLS-109s682is.xml 2005-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3062-3064) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.