DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Amendments

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (S. 2152), S8861, S8863, S8889 [18DE]

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

Bills and resolutions

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

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

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

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

Air pollution: 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]

Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans: establish (see S. Res. 155), S2530 [29AP]

Diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 1797), H2268 [15AP]

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H3252 [15MY]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S1075 [24FE]

Foreign aid: provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 6), H188 [9JA]

——— provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (see S. 1252), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 1567), H1898 [24MR]

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

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see S. 1009), S2272 [20AP] (see S. 1267), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]

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]

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: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (see S. 81), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 2659), H3913 [4JN]

Seventh Summit of the Americas: support (see H. Res. 160), H1803 [19MR]

South Sudan: encourage warring parties to resolve their conflict peacefully (see H.R. 2989), H4955 [8JY]

——— require U.S. activities relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance to support basic human rights of women and women’s participation and leadership (see H.R. 57), H38 [6JA]

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

Women: recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2033 [25MR]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 165), S2568 [30AP]

Messages

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation Termination for Seychelles, Uruguay, and Venezuela: President Obama, S7045 [30SE], H6743 [30SE]

Remarks in House

AID: 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]

Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc.: tribute to employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Haiti, E1751 [9DE]

Diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (H.R. 1797), E514 [16AP]

——— increase efforts to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis, E1808 [16DE]

Ethiopia: U.S. policy, H5393–H5395 [22JY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases, E1307 [17SE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and stimulate rural economies (H.R. 1567), E1460 [9OC]

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

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4117 [10JN], H4172–H4218 [11JN], H4657–H4662, H4689–H4692 [25JN], E910 [16JN], E917 [17JN], E921 [18JN], E981 [25JN]

Nolin Electric Cooperative: tribute to employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Haiti, E1757 [10DE]

Owen Electric Cooperative: tribute to employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Haiti, H1774 [19MR], E365 [19MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E293 [3MR]

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.: tribute to employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Haiti, E403 [25MR]

South Sudan: require U.S. activities relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance to support basic human rights of women and women’s participation and leadership (H.R. 57), E828 [3JN]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

Air pollution: 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]

Arkansas: tribute to electric cooperative employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Guatemala, S4342 [22JN], S4543 [23JN]

Climate: impact of global warming on human conflict, violence, and stability of governments, S2350 [22AP]

Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans: establish (S. Res. 155), S2658 [5MY]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish, S1359 [10MR], S1465 [12MR], S8761 [17DE]

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

Foreign trade: impact of tobacco industry in developing countries, S4575 [24JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, S2836, S2841–S2845 [13MY], S2897, S2899, S2903–S2905, S2907, S2910, S2946 [14MY], S4291 [18JN], S4523 [23JN], S4579, S4590 [24JN]

——— extend (S. 1009), S2661 [6MY]

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (S. 81), S61 [7JA]

U.N.: adoption of Agenda for Sustainable Development, S7093 [1OC]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: proposal to impose additional greenhouse gas emission regulations and fund international climate change efforts, S8520–S8523 [9DE]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 165), S2589 [30AP]

Reports filed

AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1891) (H. Rept. 114–101), H2790 [1MY]

Electrify Africa Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2152), S7814 [5NO]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2152) (S. Rept. 114–176), S8492 [8DE]

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

Trade Preferences Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1267), S2759 [11MY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1267) (S. Rept. 114–43), S2793 [12MY]

Tables

Potentially sensitive items for Generalized System of Preferences by harmonized tariff schedule number, H4212 [11JN]

Texts of

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

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

S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act, S8863–S8865 [18DE]

S. Res. 155, Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans, S2540 [29AP]

S. Res. 165, support goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, S2582 [30AP]