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Microenterprise Development Act of 1991

Introduced: March 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 18, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 22, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Microenterprise Development Act of 1991 - Authorizes the President, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID), to provide assistance for microenterprises in developing countries. Directs AID to establish specified criteria for determining the financial intermediaries that will receive such assistance. Requires a significant portion of such assistance to be used to support direct credit assistance by, and the institutional development of, financial intermediaries with a primary emphasis on assisting people living in absolute poverty, especially women. Outlines funding sources for such assistance.

Permits the President, in order to generate local currencies for providing such assistance, to use development and economic support fund assistance to provide assistance to developing countries on a loan basis repayable in local currencies.

Sets forth minimum levels of assistance to be provided under this Act.

Requires the Administrator to develop a monitoring system to evaluate AID's microenterprise development activities.

What's happening now April 18, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 971 Identical bill Microenterprise Development Act of 1991
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 16, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 25, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1608: Microenterprise Development Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1608/
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"H.R. 1608: Microenterprise Development Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1608/.
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