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To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power…

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To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 21, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Director at each multilateral development bank to: (1) disregard the document entitled "Guidance for U.S. Positions on MDBs Engaging with Developing Countries on Coal-Fired Power Generation" and any other document issued subsequently by the Secretary that sets forth policies, strategies, procedures, or positions substantially similar to those set forth in that document; and (2) not use U.S. influence to propose, advance, or implement any policy, strategy, procedure, or position set forth in that document.

What's happening now November 21, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 10, 2014
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Nov 21, 2013
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 21, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Nov 21, 2013
Rothfus, Keith
· Nov 21, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Nov 21, 2013
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Nov 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3570: To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3570/
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"H.R. 3570: To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3570/.
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H.R. 3570, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3570/.
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[H.R. 3570: To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3570/)
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