3.0.0 2524 2023-01-11T13:22:46Z 2023-01-11T13:22:46Z House H HR 2011-07-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 2524.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H5019]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-07-13T14:03:00Z 2011-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2011-07-13 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-07-25 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-07-25 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-07-29 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2011-07-29 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2011-08-12 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2011-08-16 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2011-09-09 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2011-09-14 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2011-11-25 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2011-12-23 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2012-01-27 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2012-02-24 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2012-03-08 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-04-16 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2012-04-16 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2012-04-16 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-05-09 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2012-05-15 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2012-06-05 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2012-07-24 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2012-07-24 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2012-07-25 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2012-07-25 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2012-07-30 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2012-08-02 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2012-08-02 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2012-08-03 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2012-08-03 False H001046 Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 2012-09-10 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2012-09-10 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Kathy Castor D FL 11 2012-09-10 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-09-10 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2012-09-13 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2012-09-28 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2012-11-15 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2012-11-28 False International Affairs Business investment and capital Crime victims Crimes against women Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Homelessness and emergency shelter Human rights Human trafficking Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Small business Women in business International Affairs 00 2011-07-13 Introduced in House 2011-09-16T18:16:39Z Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for: (1) assistance for programs in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services; and (2) microenterprise development credits.

Expands targeted assistance services for such microfinance and microenterprise clients.

Reduces the annual fiscal year amount available for the office of microenterprise development's central funding program.

Revises targeted assistance requirements for sustainable poverty-focused programs.

Sets forth microfinance programs procurement policies.

]]> Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 Display Title Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve access to microenterprise by the very poor, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2524ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2524ih.xml 2011-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.