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SRES 312 111th Congress Senate International Affairs Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Introduced: October 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 9, 2009
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 9, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 9, 2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11301)
Nov 9, 2009
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 13, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10372-10373)
Oct 13, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10373)
Oct 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) a highly knowledgeable individual should be nominated to serve as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); (2) the Administrator should serve as the chief advocate for U.S. development capacity and strategy; (3) USAID must be empowered to be the primary U.S. development agency; (4) the Administrator should increase the total number of full-time Foreign Service Officers employed by USAID; and (5) the Administrator should submit a strategy to Congress that includes training and staffing plans, resource and statutory requirements, and a plan to prevent assistance funds from going to persons or organizations that advocate or engage in international terrorism.

What's happening now November 9, 2009

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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