3.0.0 3159 2023-01-11T13:22:08Z 2023-01-11T13:22:08Z House H HR 2011-10-12 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POE of Texas:H.R. 3159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 9,Clause 7.[Page H6854]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-10-12T14:01:35Z Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 112 3310 S 2012-11-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2012-12-31 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2012-12-30 18:58:28 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 18:58:24 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 18:58:21 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 649). (text: CR H7458-7459) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 649 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll649.xml House 112 2012-12-30T23:58:21Z 2 2012-12-30 18:58:21 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 649).(text: CR H7458-7459) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 649 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll649.xml House 112 2012-12-30T23:58:21Z 2 2012-12-30 18:35:19 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7464-7465) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 18:22:54 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Connolly (VA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 18:14:35 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3159. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 18:14:33 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7458-7461) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-30 18:14:20 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-10-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-10-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2011-10-12 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2011-10-12 True C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2011-10-12 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-10-12 True E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2011-10-12 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-10-12 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2011-10-12 True C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2011-10-12 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2011-10-12 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2011-10-12 True G000567 Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] Tim Griffin R AR 2 2011-10-12 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2011-10-12 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2011-10-12 True A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2011-10-12 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2011-10-12 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2011-10-12 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2011-10-12 True J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-10-12 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2011-10-12 True B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2011-10-12 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2011-10-12 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2011-10-12 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2011-10-12 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2011-10-12 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2011-10-12 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2011-10-12 True M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2011-10-12 True S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2011-10-12 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2011-10-12 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2011-10-12 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2011-10-25 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2011-10-25 False H001046 Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 2011-10-26 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2011-10-26 False M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2011-10-26 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2011-10-26 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 21 2011-10-26 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2011-11-01 False I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2011-11-14 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2011-11-15 False F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2011-11-15 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2011-11-15 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2011-11-17 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2011-11-18 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2011-11-22 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2011-12-14 False R000571 Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] DENNY REHBERG R MT 0 2011-12-16 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2012-01-24 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2012-01-31 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2012-02-07 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2012-04-23 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2012-04-23 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2012-05-17 False B001276 Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] Ann Buerkle R NY Marie 25 2012-07-10 False S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 2012-07-26 False S001184 Rep. Scott, Tim [R-SC-1] Tim Scott R SC 1 2012-12-04 False International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Executive Office of the President Foreign aid and international relief Government information and archives Multilateral development programs Performance measurement International Affairs 00 2011-10-12 Introduced in House 2011-12-08T16:31:25Z Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish: (1) goals, performance, and evaluation guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs, country assistance plans, and international and multilateral assistance programs; and (2) a website to make publicly available information on U.S. foreign assistance programs.

]]> 36 2012-12-30 Passed House amended 2013-01-09T14:05:10Z Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish guidelines regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance.

Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that administer U.S. foreign assistance relating to: (1) resource monitoring, (2) project and program evaluation, and (3) analysis of findings and generalizations and their applicability to proposed project and program design.

Requires: (1) each appropriate federal department or agency to begin using such guidelines within one year after their establishment, and (2) the President to submit a related report to Congress within 18 months.

Directs the President to require the Secretary of State to establish and maintain an Internet website to make publicly available comprehensive and accessible information on U.S. foreign assistance programs on a country-by-country and program-by program basis.

Authorizes a department or agency to use up to 5% of its foreign development assistance funds for activities under this Act.

]]> Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 Display Title Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 Short Titles as Passed House Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H House Official Titles as Amended by House To direct the President to establish guidelines for United States foreign development assistance, and for other purposes. H House Received in Senate 2012-12-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3159rds/xml/BILLS-112hr3159rds.xml Engrossed in House 2012-12-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3159eh/xml/BILLS-112hr3159eh.xml Introduced in House 2011-10-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3159ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3159ih.xml 2012-12-31 Received in the Senate. 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.