3.0.0 5480 2023-01-11T13:39:52Z 2023-01-11T13:39:52Z House HR 2018-04-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)][Pages H3209-H3210]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROYCE of California:H.R. 5480.[[Page H3210]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-07-18T17:55:30Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Reported by 2018-06-08T16:33:52Z Markup by 2018-04-17T21:56:50Z Referred to 2018-04-12T14:01:05Z H. Rept. 115-718 Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 115 3247 S 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-428. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2018-07-18 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-07-17 17:50:07 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-07-17 17:50:05 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6333-6335) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2018-07-17 17:50:05 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6333-6335) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-17 17:31:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5480. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-17 17:31:55 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6333-6337) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-17 17:31:42 Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-06-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00553 2018-06-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-718. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-06-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-718. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-04-17 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2018-04-17 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2018-04-17 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 N F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] Lois Frankel D FL 21 2018-04-12 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-04-12 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2018-04-12 True W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2018-04-12 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2018-04-12 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2018-04-16 False T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 2018-04-16 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2018-04-23 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2018-04-23 False G000580 Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] Thomas Garrett R VA A. 5 2018-04-23 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-04-23 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2018-06-08 False 2018-05-24T13:13:00Z H.R. 5480, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53898 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 17, 2018 International Affairs Congressional oversight Credit and credit markets Crimes against women Economic development Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Land use and conservation Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Property rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Small business U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Wages and earnings Women in business Women's employment Women's rights International Affairs 00 2018-04-12 Introduced in House 2019-02-25T22:10:32Z Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that gender equality and female empowerment considerations are integrated into its strategies, projects, and activities.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to expand USAID microenterprise assistance authorities to include programs for small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly those that serve and are owned and managed by women.

The bill revises requirements for the measurement of poverty levels by implementing partners. It also authorizes the establishment of a USAID office to support efforts to broaden local financial markets and support the development of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on USAID assistance for such enterprises.

]]> Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Display Title Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To improve programs and activities relating to women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment that are carried out by the United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Short Titles as Reported to House Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 H House Short Titles as Passed House Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 H House Referred in Senate 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5480rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr5480rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5480eh/xml/BILLS-115hr5480eh.xml Reported in House 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5480rh/xml/BILLS-115hr5480rh.xml Introduced in House 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5480ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5480ih.xml 2018-07-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.