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HR 5597 114th Congress House

Solar Villages Initiative Act

Official title: To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries.

Introduced: June 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Alternative and renewable resourcesBusiness investment and capitalForeign aid and international reliefSmall businessWomen in business
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Jun 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Solar Villages Initiative Act

This bill authorizes the President, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services.

In providing such assistance, the President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5597: Solar Villages Initiative Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5597/
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"H.R. 5597: Solar Villages Initiative Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5597/.
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H.R. 5597, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5597/.
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