HR 3846
104th Congress
House
International Affairs
American economic assistance
Bank loans
Business education
Commerce
Credit
Credit unions
Developing countries
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government lending
Nongovernmental organizations
Planning-programming-budgeting
Poor
Poor women
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Small business
Social Welfare
Microenterprise Act
Introduced: July 18, 1996
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17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 1996
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 25, 1996
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.
Sep 25, 1996
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 31, 1996
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 29, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jul 29, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 29, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 29, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 29, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8624-8626)
Jul 29, 1996
Mr. Bereuter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 29, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.
Jul 29, 1996
Reported by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 104-715.
Jul 24, 1996
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 24, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 18, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1328)
Jul 18, 1996
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Plain-English summary
Microenterprise Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide certain assistance to increase the availability of credit to micro- and small enterprises lacking full access to credit. Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (AID) to provide grant assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for microenterprises in developing countries. Urges the Administrator to establish a monitoring system that establishes performance goals for such assistance.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1