AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT see also Department of State; Foreign Aid

Amendments

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), S3317 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S6187 [30JY] (see H. Res. 394), H5769 [29JY]

——— develop a plan for each sub-Saharan country for negotiating and entering into free trade agreements (see S. 1379), S3059 [19MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 1725), S4952 [9JY] (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2772), H4381 [15JN]

Developing countries: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S6187 [30JY] (see H.R. 3706), H6892 [7OC]

——— promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2194), S7470 [22OC]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 802), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 2100), H2653 [29AP]

Food for Peace Program: reform (see S. 525), S983 [12FE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 4148), H8859 [1DE]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H8412 [19NO]

Health: recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 419), H5980 [15SE]

——— submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2241), H2798 [5MY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture (see S. 1670), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 2870), H4650 [24JN]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H412 [16JA]

Mental health: support provision of mental health and psychosocial support services in low-resource settings and conflict and crisis-affected countries (see H. Res. 474), H6974 [9OC]

Nepal: support sustainable recovery and rebuilding following earthquakes (see S. 1882), S6136 [29JY]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 307), H4136 [10JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 566), S1118 [25FE]

U.S. Global Development Lab: establish (see H.R. 3924), H7741 [4NO]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 224), S348 [21JA]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1340), H1623 [6MR]

Remarks in House

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield, E1458 [9OC]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2772), E1166 [29JY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), H3624–H3627 [1JN], E828 [3JN]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 4148), E1686 [1DE]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (H. Res. 536), H9318–H9321 [15DE]

Health: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (H.R. 2241), H9348, H9349 [16DE], H10696 [18DE]

Honduras: Washington Office on Latin America (organization) delegation trip to address factors driving migration of citizens, H6263 [28SE]

Nigeria: condemn ongoing violence, human rights violations including the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province, and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H153 [8JA]

——— condemn the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H1733 [18MR]

——— recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2161, H2165 [14AP], H2217, H2221, H2222, H2223 [15AP], E495 [15AP]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (H. Res. 307), H4016 [10JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation, H108 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: develop a plan for each sub-Saharan country for negotiating and entering into free trade agreements, S3026 [19MY], S3294 [22MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Developing countries: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1911), S6190, S6191 [30JY]

——— promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2194), S7472 [22OC]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), S3317, S3318 [23MY]

Etim, Linda I.: nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator, S8443 [7DE]

——— nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S8441 [7DE]

Melia, Thomas O.: nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator, S8193 [30NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8728 [16DE]

Public debt: reduce the national debt and eliminate waste in Government spending, S8459 [8DE]

Smith, Gayle E.: nomination to be AID Administrator, S6662 [16SE], S6995 [29SE], S7071, S7072 [1OC], S7311 [20OC], S7428 [22OC], S7975, S7978 [17NO], S8193–S8196 [30NO]

——— nomination to be AID Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S8058 [18NO]

Reports filed

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2772) (H. Rept. 114–154), H4381 [15JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1725) (S. Rept. 114–79), S4952 [9JY]

Girls Count Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 802), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Ann C. Barr To Be AID Inspector General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Gayle E. Smith To Be AID Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Linda I. Etim To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Thomas O. Melia To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 536, support freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists, H9318 [15DE]

H.R. 2241, Global Health Innovation Act, H9348 [16DE]

S. 802, Girls Count Act, S3317 [23MY], H3624 [1JN]

S. Res. 237, condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities in Africa and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield, S6192 [30JY]