H.R. 1302 · 110th Congress

Global Poverty Act of 2007

Stage
Passed a chamber
Sponsor
Adam Smith
Introduced
2007-03-01
Latest action
2007-09-26 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summary

Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide who live on less than $1 per day.

Sets forth reporting requirements.