Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

3.0.0 3247 2023-03-22T19:51:02Z 2023-03-22T19:51:02Z Senate S 2018-07-19 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-11-29T00:00:12Z Markup by 2018-11-28T19:00:02Z Referred to 2018-07-19T17:57:00Z Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 115 5480 HR 2018-07-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-428. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-428. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-09 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2019-01-09 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-02 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2019-01-02 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2018-12-21 16:44:31 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 16:44:30 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 18 (Roll no. 492). (text: CR H10550-10552) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 492 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll492.xml House 115 2018-12-21T21:44:30Z 2 2018-12-21 16:44:30 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 18 (Roll no. 492).(text: CR H10550-10552) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 492 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll492.xml House 115 2018-12-21T21:44:30Z 2 2018-12-21 16:40:13 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10576-10577) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:09:14 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:04:55 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3247. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:04:52 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10550-10553) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:04:31 Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-12-19 21:21:41 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-19 20:00:25 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-19 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-12-19 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. Floor 2018-12-19 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-11-28 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 683. Calendars 2018-11-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2018-11-28 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2018-11-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2018-07-19 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-07-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-07-19 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-07-19 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-07-19 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2018-07-23 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-07-25 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2018-07-30 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-07-31 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-08-15 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2018-09-06 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-09-12 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-11-29 False C000127 Sen. 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49 2019-01-09 Public Law 2019-06-11T20:03:50Z Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

This bill modifies U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs to provide targeted assistance for women.

USAID strategies and projects shall be shaped by analysis to address gender differences, including how results may be different for men and women due to issues such as gender roles and structural barriers.

The President is authorized to provide programs in developing countries for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, particularly those owned, managed, and controlled by women. Previously, authorization for such programs was largely limited to microenterprises. The President is also authorized to provide targeted assistance programs that promote economic empowerment of women, including through increased access to financial resources, improving property and inheritance rights, and other legal protections.

For sustainable poverty-focused programs, half of resources targeting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises shall be for activities that reach the very poor. Half of resources for programs for small and medium-sized enterprises shall be for activities targeting enterprises owned, managed, or controlled by women.

The bill directs USAID to modify its system for monitoring its programs to include outcomes broken down by gender, when feasible.

The President is authorized to expand the micro and small business development credit program to provide such assistance to medium-sized businesses as well.

The bill also directs USAID to break down various information in its annual report by gender and income level. USAID shall also report to Congress on the implementation of this bill. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress an assessment of the effect of development assistance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries, and the extent to which such aid benefits women and the very poor.

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Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Display Title Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Passed House Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 H House Short Titles as Introduced Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Short Titles as Enacted Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 Short Titles as Passed Senate Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 S Senate Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3247enr/xml/BILLS-115s3247enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3247es/xml/BILLS-115s3247es.xml Reported to Senate 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3247rs/xml/BILLS-115s3247rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3247is/xml/BILLS-115s3247is.xml 2019-01-10T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ428/uslm/PLAW-115publ428.xml Public Law 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-428. 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.