3.0.0 2965 2023-01-11T21:19:54Z 2023-01-11T21:19:54Z House H HR 2007-07-10 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-07-10T18:00:30Z GROWTH Act of 2007 110 2069 S 2007-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11753-11756) Related bill CRS 2007-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2007-07-10 True K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2007-08-03 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2007-09-25 False T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. 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[D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-11-08 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2007-12-06 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-12-06 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2007-12-06 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-12-06 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2007-12-06 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2007-12-06 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2007-12-06 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2007-12-19 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2007-12-19 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2007-12-19 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2007-12-19 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2007-12-19 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2007-12-19 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-12-19 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2007-12-19 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-01-22 False B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2008-01-22 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-02-14 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2008-02-14 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-03-05 False B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2008-03-10 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2008-03-13 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2008-03-13 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-04-01 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-04-01 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2008-04-24 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2008-04-24 False R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2008-04-24 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-04-24 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2008-04-29 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2008-04-29 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-05-07 False M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2008-05-20 False D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2008-05-20 False W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2008-06-24 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-06-24 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2008-07-17 False H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2008-07-24 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2008-09-24 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2008-09-24 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2008-09-24 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2008-09-26 False E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2008-09-27 False International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Community organization Developing countries Economic assistance Entrepreneurs Exchange of persons programs Finance and Financial Sector Financial services Foreign Trade and International Finance Labor and Employment Leadership Nongovernmental organizations Poverty Right of property Small business Women Women in business Women in public life Women's employment Women's organizations International Affairs 00 2007-07-10 Introduced in House 2007-07-26T18:04:16Z Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2007 or GROWTH Act of 2007 - Targets assistance for women in developing countries with respect to: (1) microenterprises; (2) small and medium enterprises; (3) private property rights and land tenure security; (4) employment access; (5) trade benefits; (6) exchanges with U.S. entrepreneurs; (7) Millennium Challenge Account assistance; and (8) indigenous women's organizations.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Fund to enhance economic opportunities for very poor, poor, and low-income women in developing countries with a focus on: (1) increasing women-owned enterprise development; (2) increasing property rights for women; (3) increasing women's access to financial services; (4) increasing women in leadership in implementing organizations, such as indigenous nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations, and regulated financial intermediaries; (5) improving women's employment benefits and conditions; and (6) increasing women's ability to benefit from global trade.

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