HR 4575 100th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Credit Developing countries Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Foreign loans

Debt for Development Act of 1988

Introduced: May 11, 1988 See on congress.gov

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May 11, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

May 11, 1988

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Debt for Development Act of 1988 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of up to $75,000,000 in loan repayments from developing countries in FY 1989 for development activities in those countries.

What's happening now May 11, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Oct 18, 1988

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jul 14, 1988

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4575: Debt for Development Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4575/

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