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Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery.

Introduced: May 26, 2005 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms President Bush's support for the United Nations (UN) Millennium Declaration and supports a sustained U.S. commitment to work with other nations to advance the policy reforms, leadership, and resources necessary to reduce extreme poverty and promote human dignity.

Urges the President, the Secretary of State, and other executive branch officials to use every opportunity, including at the forthcoming G-8 Summit in Scotland and the UN Summit on the Millennium Declaration in New York, to provide U.S. leadership and resources to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Expresses gratitude for the compassion and generosity of the American people and their desire to promote global security and prosperity while striving to eliminate poverty and human suffering.

What's happening now May 26, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 20 Republican 1
R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 27, 2006
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 6, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Oct 28, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 22, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 13, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Jul 28, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 12, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Jul 11, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 11, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 11, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 11, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 24, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 20, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 14, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 26, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 26, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 26, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 172: Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-172/
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"H. Con. Res. 172: Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-172/.
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H. Con. Res. 172, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-172/.
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