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HR 6957 110th Congress House

Microfinance Capacity-Building Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance service providers.

Introduced: September 18, 2008 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan)CommerceDeveloping countriesDevelopment credit institutions
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Sep 18, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 18, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1848-1849)
Sep 18, 2008
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 Latest action September 18, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Microfinance Capacity-Building Act of 2008 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide grants to eligible private non-profit microfinance institution networks that provide direct financial services (including credit, savings, insurance, remittances and cash transfers) to the poor and very poor in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries.

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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 18, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6957: Microfinance Capacity-Building Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6957/
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"H.R. 6957: Microfinance Capacity-Building Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6957/.
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