Borgen Magazine: Five Pending U.S. Foreign Aid Bills and Resolutions
“…The following list contains information on recent, in progress U.S. foreign aid bills and resolutions introduced by members of the 116th Congress. … House Resolution 826: Sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), the End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act arrived in the House on Jan. 28, 2019. … House Resolution 854: Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.), the Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 2019 was introduced Jan. 29, 2019. … Senate Bill 368: Sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act arrived in the Senate on Feb. 7, 2019. … House Resolution 189: Sponsored by Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), this resolution gives recognition to the U.S. in maintaining leadership in combating global maternal and childhood malnutrition and supporting USAID’s efforts to find solutions to global nutrition issues. … House Resolution 277: Sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), this resolution upholds the prominence of the ability to obtain a quality education and enables the protection from attacks on education for children in high conflict zones…” (Filenius, 7/16).