H.R. 2639 · 111th Congress
Global Poverty Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Adam Smith
- Introduced
- 2009-05-21
- Latest action
- 2009-05-21 · Introduced in House
Summary
Global Poverty Act of 2009 - 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.