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HR 3605 109th Congress House

Global Poverty Act of 2005

Official title: To require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of vastly reducing global pove… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of vastly reducing global poverty and eliminating extreme global poverty, to require periodic reports on the progress toward implementation of the strategy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2006 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Poverty Act of 2005 - States that a major priority of U.S. foreign policy is to vastly reduce global poverty and to eliminate extreme poverty in developing countries.

Directs the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further such policy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 28, 2006
Watson, Diane
· Sep 21, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Sep 12, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3605: Global Poverty Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3605/
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"H.R. 3605: Global Poverty Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3605/.
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H.R. 3605, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3605/.
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