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Economic Growth and Development Act

Introduced: July 24, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 24, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Economic Growth and Development Act - Directs the President to establish an interagency mechanism to improve coordination of U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities.

Directs the President and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) direct their respective policy and country teams to include private sector consultation in all country, sector, and global development strategies; and (2) ensure that independent analyses of constraints to growth are conducted as a component of all appropriate country, sector, and global development strategies.

What's happening now July 24, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3495 Related bill Economic Growth and Development Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Carnahan, Russ
· Jul 24, 2012
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Jul 24, 2012
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 24, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Jul 24, 2012
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 24, 2012
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6178: Economic Growth and Development Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6178/
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"H.R. 6178: Economic Growth and Development Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6178/.
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