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S. 2433 - Global Poverty Act of 2007

Foreign policy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.… More
A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. (by CRS) Hide
 
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Global Poverty Act of 2007

S. 2433 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
Other Titles
  • Global Poverty Act of 2007
  • Global Poverty Act of 2007
Sponsor
Barack Obama
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Foreign policy
  • AIDS (Disease)
  • Business
  • Child health
  • Children
  • Civil liberties
  • Civil rights
  • Congress
  • Congress and foreign policy
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Debt relief
  • Department of State
  • Developing countries
  • Development credit institutions
  • Economic assistance
  • Economic development
  • Economic policy
  • Education
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Environmental protection
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Food
  • Food relief
  • Foreign aid
  • Foreign trade policy
  • Health policy
  • Human immunodeficiency viruses
  • Human rights
  • Hunger
  • Infant mortality
  • International affairs
  • International agencies
  • International finance
  • Malaria
  • Malnutrition
  • Maternal health services
  • Medical care
  • Medicine
  • Nongovernmental organizations
  • Potable water
  • Poverty
  • President and foreign policy
  • Presidents
  • Preventive medicine
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Sex discrimination
  • Sustainable development
  • Tariff preferences
  • Trade
  • Tuberculosis
  • Water resources
  • Women
  • Women's rights
  • World health
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced12/07/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced12/07/2007
12/07/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Put on a legislative calendar2/13/2008Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
4/24/2008Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331.
Put on a legislative calendar4/24/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations." from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Environmental policy
Human Rights

opposed this bill

Date Range of Contributions
Within days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations."
ContributorInterest groupAmountDatesort iconSenate memberPartyState
Tishman, Daniel REnvironmental policy$1,00011/9/07Carl LevinDMI
Mann, Marion LEnvironmental policy$1,00011/19/07Tim JohnsonDSD
Spencer, TheoEnvironmental policy$2,30011/19/07John RockefellerDWV
Spencer, TheoEnvironmental policy$2,30011/19/07John RockefellerDWV
Dayton, Mary LEnvironmental policy$2,30011/26/07John RockefellerDWV
Dayton, Mary LEnvironmental policy$2,30011/26/07John RockefellerDWV
League of Conservation VotersEnvironmental policy$50011/26/07Richard DurbinDIL
Anderson, Lawrence aEnvironmental policy$1,00011/28/07Max BaucusDMT
Rockefeller, LauranceEnvironmental policy$1,00011/28/07Susan CollinsRME
Messinger, Alida REnvironmental policy$2,30012/6/07John RockefellerDWV
Messinger, Alida REnvironmental policy$2,30012/6/07John RockefellerDWV
Kramer, John LEnvironmental policy$1,00012/7/07Richard DurbinDIL
Ocean ChampionsEnvironmental policy$1,00012/13/07Frank LautenbergDNJ
Simon, Diane MEnvironmental policy$1,00012/13/07Carl LevinDMI
Republicans for Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental policy$1,00012/17/07Susan CollinsRME
Dayton, EdwardEnvironmental policy$50012/18/07Norm ColemanRMN
Dayton, EdwardEnvironmental policy$20012/27/07Norm ColemanRMN
Dayton, EdwardEnvironmental policy$-20012/27/07Norm ColemanRMN
Eisenstadt, Jeanne WEnvironmental policy$30012/27/07Harry ReidDNV
Andrus, StephenEnvironmental policy$1,30012/31/07Carl LevinDMI
Andrus, StephenEnvironmental policy$1,10012/31/07Carl LevinDMI
Christensen, DouglasEnvironmental policy$50012/31/07Thomas HarkinDIA
Eisenstadt, JeanneEnvironmental policy$37512/31/07Carl LevinDMI
Growald, Paul JEnvironmental policy$2,30012/31/07John RockefellerDWV
Rockefeller, LauranceEnvironmental policy$1,00012/31/07Susan CollinsRME
Rockefeller, LauranceEnvironmental policy$30012/31/07Susan CollinsRME
Cameron, MichaelEnvironmental policy$2501/2/08Harry ReidDNV
Ocean ChampionsEnvironmental policy$1,0001/3/08Thomas HarkinDIA
2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
2 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Global Poverty Act of 2007

2 organizations supported this bill

Bread for the World
(n.d.). Take Action on the 2008 Offering of Letters. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Wildlife Federation
(n.d.). Help Reduce Global Poverty and Protect Wildlife. Retrieved n.d., from .

1 organization opposed this bill

Grassfire.org
(n.d.). Obama’s Plan Will Result in Billions of Dollars to the U.N. in a Global Poverty Tax. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 7, 2007 – January 6, 2008.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$1,000$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
Bob BennettRUT$0$0
Joe BidenDDE$0$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
Jim BunningRKY$0$0
Richard BurrRNC$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Ben CardinDMD$0$0
Tom CarperDDE$0$0
Bob CaseyDPA$0$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0
Tom CoburnROK$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Norm ColemanRMN$500$0
Susan CollinsRME$3,300$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Larry CraigRID$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
Chris DoddDCT$0$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$0
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
Byron DorganDND$0$0
Dick DurbinDIL$1,500$0
John EnsignRNV$0$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$1,500$0
Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$1,000$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0
John KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,000$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$4,775$0
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0
Chester Trent LottRMS$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$0$0
Mel MartinezRFL$0$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Patty MurrayDWA$0$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0
Barack ObamaDIL$0$0
Mark PryorDAR$0$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
Harry ReidDNV$550$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$16,100$0
Ken SalazarDCO$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
Gordon SmithROR$0$0
Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0
Ted StevensRAK$0$0
John SununuRNH$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$0$0
John ThuneRSD$0$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
George VoinovichROH$0$0
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$0$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Max BaucusDMT$1,000$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
Bob BennettRUT$0$0
Joe BidenDDE$0$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
Jim BunningRKY$0$0
Richard BurrRNC$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Ben CardinDMD$0$0
Tom CarperDDE$0$0
Bob CaseyDPA$0$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$0$0
Tom CoburnROK$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Norm ColemanRMN$500$0
Susan CollinsRME$3,300$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Larry CraigRID$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Jim DeMintRSC$0$0
Chris DoddDCT$0$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$0
Pete DomeniciRNM$0$0
Byron DorganDND$0$0
Dick DurbinDIL$1,500$0
John EnsignRNV$0$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Judd GreggRNH$0$0
Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
Tom HarkinDIA$1,500$0
Orrin HatchRUT$0$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$1,000$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$0
John KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,000$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$4,775$0
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$0
Chester Trent LottRMS$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$0$0
Mel MartinezRFL$0$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Patty MurrayDWA$0$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$0
Barack ObamaDIL$0$0
Mark PryorDAR$0$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
Harry ReidDNV$550$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$16,100$0
Ken SalazarDCO$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
Gordon SmithROR$0$0
Olympia SnoweRME$0$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$0
Ted StevensRAK$0$0
John SununuRNH$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$0$0
John ThuneRSD$0$0
David VitterRLA$0$0
George VoinovichROH$0$0
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$0$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$0$0

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