Urges the President to: (1) set forth five-year and ten-year strategies to achieve a reversal of current levels of hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, including a commitment to contribute an appropriate U.S. share of increased bilateral and multilateral poverty-focused resources for sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on health (including HIV-AIDS prevention and treatment), education, agriculture, private sector and free market development, democratic institutions and the rule of law, micro-finance development, and debt relief; and (2) work with the heads of other donor countries and sub-Saharan African countries and with private and voluntary organizations and other civic organizations to implement such strategies. Calls for: (1) Congress to undertake a multi-year commitment to provide the resources to implement those strategies; and (2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to report on such implementation.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Mr. Leach moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8754-8758)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 102.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 9 (Roll no. 471).(consideration: CR H8851-8852; text: CR 12/4/2001 H8754-8755)
Roll Call #471 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 9 (Roll no. 471). (consideration: CR H8851-8852; text: CR 12/4/2001 H8754-8755)
Roll Call #471 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1712)
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1712)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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