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Global Poverty Act of 2007

Introduced: December 7, 2007 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Apr 24, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
Apr 24, 2008
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331.
Feb 13, 2008
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Dec 7, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 7, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.

Requires the strategy to contain specific and measurable goals and to consist of specified components, including: (1) continued investment or involvement in existing U.S. initiatives related to international poverty reduction and trade preference programs for developing countries; (2) improving the effectiveness of development assistance and making available additional overall United States assistance levels as appropriate; (3) enhancing and expanding debt relief as appropriate; (4) mobilizing and leveraging the participation of businesses and public-private partnerships; (5) coordinating the goal of poverty reduction with other internationally recognized Millennium Development Goals; and (6) integrating principles of sustainable development and entrepreneurship into policies and programs.

Sets forth specified reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary of State to designate a coordinator who will have primary responsibility for overseeing and drafting the reports, as well as responsibility for helping to implement recommendations contained in the reports.

Defines specified terms.

What's happening now April 24, 2008

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2433: Global Poverty Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2433/
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"S. 2433: Global Poverty Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2433/.
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S. 2433, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2433/.
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