AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Department of State; Foreign Aid

Amendments

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1780), S5854 [19SE]

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 509), H7190 [8SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact of assistance, provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), S4674, S4684, S4686 [1AU], S5013, S5021 [6SE], S5031, S5032, S5063, S5064 [7SE], H7191 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: commend U.S. and international efforts to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 239), H2629 [3AP]

Burundi: allow monitoring of human rights and call for political opposition to renounce violence, peaceful resolution of conflict, international targeted sanctions, and humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 651), H9757 [7DE]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 1178), S3041 [18MY] (see H.R. 2532), H4356 [18MY]

Dept. of State: report on extent of corruption in foreign countries, assign tiered classifications based on governmental efforts to combat corruption, and assess U.S. assistance to most corrupt countries (see S. 853), S2363 [4AP]

——— require National Diplomacy and Development Strategy (see S. 1228), S3146 [24MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 1780), S5056 [7SE] (see H.R. 3362), H6212 [24JY]

Developing countries: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S4767 [2AU]

——— implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7974 [11OC]

Education: enhance transparency, improve coordination, and intensify impact of assistance to support access to primary and secondary education for displaced children and persons, including women and girls (see S. 1580), S4081 [19JY] (see H.R. 2408), H4189 [11MY]

Ethiopia: reaffirm support to counter terrorism, bolster trade, strengthen education and health, and provide humanitarian assistance, condemn violent protests, and call for respect of freedoms and democracy (see S. Res. 348), S7820 [4DE]

——— support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see S. Res. 168), S3010 [17MY] (see H. Res. 128), H1244 [15FE]

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 502), H7089 [6SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 509), H7181 [7SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 24), S5056 [7SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact of assistance, provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (see S. 623), S1805 [14MR] (see H.R. 601), H607 [23JA]

——— ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see S. 1171), S3041 [18MY]

——— establish a review of U.S. aid to multilateral entities (see S. 1928), S6359 [5OC] (see H.R. 4502), H9568 [30NO]

——— establish interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 1274), S3212 [25MY] (see H.R. 2747), H4606 [25MY]

——— provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote primary and secondary education for displaced children, including girls, from areas designated as areas of conflict (see H.R. 3612), H6575 [28JY]

Foreign policy: create a comprehensive anticorruption plan to prevent foreign nations that host U.S. military operations from engaging in abuses like bribery, fraud, extortion, and nepotism (see H.R. 3064), H5231 [27JN]

GAO: require report by Dept. of State and AID on implementation of certain GAO recommendations (see S. 418), S1304 [16FE]

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see S. Res. 286), S6360 [5OC] (see H. Res. 466), H6146 [20JY]

Health: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 1660), H2287 [21MR]

Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 342), H4358 [18MY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture (see H.R. 1095), H1243 [15FE]

Information technology: promote Internet access in developing countries and update foreign policy toward the Internet (see H.R. 600), H607 [23JA]

Internet: provide worldwide access (see S. 449), S1447 [27FE]

Libya: condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees, call for investigation and prosecution of those involved, and provide assistance to respond to migrant and refugee situation (see H. Res. 644), H9620 [4DE]

Middle East: prohibit assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 2497), H4310 [17MY]

——— provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (see H.R. 390), H297 [10JA]

National security: improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce of national security agencies (see S. 924), S2490 [24AP]

Solar energy: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries (see H.R. 570), H545 [13JA]

South Sudan: increase emergency funding to respond to famine and call for a cessation of hostilities to allow humanitarian access and supplies to areas affected by famine (see H. Res. 187), H2019 [9MR]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1023), S2721 [3MY]

U.S. Global Development Lab: establish (see H.R. 4121), H8224 [25OC]

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. 1141), S2964 [16MY] (see H.R. 2484), H4309 [17MY]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2120), S7213 [14NO]

Yemen: increase coordination among relevant Federal departments and agencies to address U.S. security and humanitarian interests (see H.R. 2795), H4700 [7JN]

Cloture motions

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate impact of assistance, provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), S5020 [6SE], S5038 [7SE]

Letters

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs funding: several retired generals and admirals, H2688 [4AP]

Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4634 [6JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4634 [6JN]

Women, Peace, and Security Act: Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4972 [20JN]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4972 [20JN]

Motions

Remarks in House

Africa: commend U.S. and international efforts to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa (H. Res. 239), E829 [15JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5535, H5539 [12JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: funding, H2686–H2691 [4AP], H2733 [5AP], E466 [5AP]

——— making appropriations, H6836, H6848, H7035 [6SE], H7121–H7134 [7SE]

Diseases and disorders: bilateral tuberculosis assistance funding through reductions in International Narcotics and Law Enforcement funding, H7128, H7129 [7SE]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (H. Res. 128), H6469 [27JY], H8302 [1NO], E606 [4MY], E1504 [3NO]

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 502), H6659, H6660–H6667, H6838, H6847 [6SE], E1167 [6SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), Senate amendment, H7100, H7161 [7SE], H7191–H7197 [8SE], H7417 [14SE], E1196 [11SE]

——— funding, H2142 [16MR], H4652 [7JN]

Foreign policy: provide developing countries access to clean water and proper sanitation, H9705 [6DE], H10187 [19DE]

Health: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (H.R. 1660), E1294 [28SE]

Information technology: promote Internet access in developing countries and update foreign policy toward the Internet (H.R. 600), H657–H660 [24JA]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), H4632–H4638 [6JN], E40 [10JA], E413 [29MR], E1315 [3OC]

South Sudan: increase emergency funding to respond to famine and call for a cessation of hostilities to allow humanitarian access and supplies to areas affected by famine (H. Res. 187), H2072 [15MR], H2832–H2837 [25AP], E585 [2MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H1398 [1MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation, H2363 [23MR]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (H.R. 2484), H4970–H4974 [20JN]

——— codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (S. 1141), H7446–H7450 [25SE], E1280 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: AID funding for safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia, S6184 [27SE]

——— report on extent of corruption in foreign countries, assign tiered classifications based on governmental efforts to combat corruption, and assess U.S. assistance to most corrupt countries (S. 853), S2418 [4AP]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1780), S5853–S5855 [19SE]

Developing countries: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1730), S4774 [2AU]

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 24), S5077 [7SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), House amendment, S4976, S4979, S5020, S5021 [6SE], S5023–S5025, S5028, S5031–S5039, S5048 [7SE], S5085 [11SE]

——— enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), unanimous-consent agreement, S5036 [7SE]

——— funding, S3079 [23MY]

Green, Mark: nomination to be AID Administrator, S2912 [11MY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture, S744 [6FE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Harvey through reductions in foreign aid funding, S5033 [7SE]

Libya: condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees, call for investigation and prosecution of those involved, and provide assistance to respond to migrant and refugee situation, S8162 [20DE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4797 [3AU], S8241 [21DE]

South Sudan: respond to famine and call for a cessation of hostilities to allow humanitarian access and supplies to areas affected by famine, S2593 [27AP]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (S. 1141), S4889–S4891 [3AU]

——— combat international violence against women and girls (S. 2120), S7215 [14NO]

Reports

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations (S. 1780): Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (excerpt), S5854 [19SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 601, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 115–299), H7181 [7SE]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3362) (H. Rept. 115–253), H6212 [24JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1780) (S. Rept. 115–152), S5055 [7SE]

Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 390), S5858 [19SE]

Multilateral Aid Review Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1928), S7360 [28NO]

Nomination of Brock E. Bierman To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7848 [5DE]

Nomination of Mark Green To Be AID Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3960 [12JY]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 601), S3242 [5JN]

Support Respect for Human Rights and Encouraging Inclusive Governance in Ethiopia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 168), S5858 [19SE]

Women, Peace, and Security Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1141) (S. Rept. 115–93), S3395 [12JN]

Statements

Executive Order Suspending the Issuance of Visas to Nationals of Certain Countries and Entrance of All Refugees: Kirk Johnson, S480 [30JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 187, South Sudan emergency funding increase to respond to famine and call for a cessation of hostilities to allow humanitarian access and supplies to areas affected by famine, H2832 [25AP]

H. Res. 502, concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 601, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act, H6660 [6SE]

H. Res. 509, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 601, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act, H7187 [8SE]

H.R. 390, Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act, H4632 [6JN]

H.R. 600, Digital Global Access Policy Act, H657 [24JA]

H.R. 601, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act, H662–H664 [24JA]

H.R. 2408, Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act, H7698 [3OC]

H.R. 2484, Women, Peace, and Security Act, H4970–H4972 [20JN]

S. 1141, Women, Peace, and Security Act, S4889–S4891 [3AU], H7447 [25SE]

S. Con. Res. 24, correction in enrollment of H.R. 601, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act, S5061 [7SE], H7200 [8SE]

S. Res. 168, support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia, S3019 [17MY]

S. Res. 286, support U.S. role in promoting Global Partnership for Education (organization) children’s access to quality education, S6367 [5OC]

S. Res. 348, reaffirm support to counter terrorism, bolster trade, strengthen education and health, and provide humanitarian assistance, condemn violent protests, and call for respect of freedoms and democracy in Ethiopia, S7820 [4DE]