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S 2069 110th Congress Senate International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Community organization Developing countries Economic assistance Entrepreneurs Exchange of persons programs Finance and Financial Sector Financial services Foreign Trade and International Finance Labor and Employment Leadership Nongovernmental organizations Poverty Right of property Small business Women Women in business Women in public life

GROWTH Act of 2007

Introduced: September 19, 2007 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11753-11756)
Sep 19, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2007 or GROWTH Act of 2007 - Targets assistance for women in developing countries with respect to: (1) microenterprises; (2) small and medium enterprises; (3) private property rights and land tenure security; (4) employment access; (5) trade benefits; (6) exchanges with U.S. entrepreneurs; (7) Millennium Challenge Account assistance; and (8) indigenous women's organizations.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Fund to enhance economic opportunities for very poor, poor, and low-income women in developing countries with a focus on: (1) increasing women-owned enterprise development; (2) increasing property rights for women; (3) increasing women's access to financial services; (4) increasing women in leadership in implementing organizations, such as indigenous nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations, and regulated financial intermediaries; (5) improving women's employment benefits and conditions; and (6) increasing women's ability to benefit from global trade.

What's happening now September 19, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11753-11756)

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