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HR 2139 111th Congress House

Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009

Official title: To direct the President to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting global development, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Disaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesPerformance measurement
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Apr 28, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 28, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1002)
Apr 28, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 - Directs the President to develop and implement: (1) a National Strategy for Global Development to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of reducing poverty and contributing to economic growth in developing countries, including responding to humanitarian crises; and (2) a system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance.

Expresses the sense of Congress that American taxpayers and foreign assistance recipients should have, to the maximum extent practicable, full access to U.S. foreign assistance information.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 29 Republican 1
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 29, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 16, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Dec 16, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Dec 1, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 6, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 17, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 15, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 8, 2009
INGLIS, BOB
· Jul 30, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 30, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Jul 29, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Jul 29, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 24, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Jul 24, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 17, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Jul 14, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 9, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 7, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Jul 7, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 26, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 19, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Jun 19, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 11, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Jun 11, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 2, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· May 21, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 21, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2139: Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2139/
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"H.R. 2139: Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2139/.
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