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HR 2824 118th Congress House International Affairs

FIGDA Act of 2023

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 25, 2023
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Fostering Innovation in Global Development Assistance Act of 2023 or the FIGDA Act of 2023

This bill addresses innovation in U.S. development assistance.

For example, the bill authorizes or provides statutory authority for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to

  • appoint a chief innovation officer;
  • employ innovation fellows to expand the use of innovation, technology, and research with respect to USAID development assistance authorities;
  • provide flexible funding to support expanded use of innovation; and
  • participate in the Global Innovation Fund and designate a USAID employee to serve on the fund's board as a representative of the United States.

The bill also requires USAID to establish a program to integrate proven and rigorously demonstrated innovations into USAID programming and operating budgets.

 

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2023
 R
Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Jul 17, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 17, 2023
Wild, Susan
· May 17, 2023
 R
Kim, Young
California · Apr 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2824: FIGDA Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2824/
MLA
"H.R. 2824: FIGDA Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2824/.
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H.R. 2824, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2824/.
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[H.R. 2824: FIGDA Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2824/)
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