H.R. 2634: | Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008 |
110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Jun 7, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Apr 3, 2008 | | Amendments (4 proposed) | View Amendments | | Passed House | Apr 16, 2008 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
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| Last Action: | Apr 24, 2008:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
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Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Apr 16, 2008:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote.
The totals were 285 Ayes, 132 Nays, 15 Present/Not Voting.
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United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Washington Fair Trade Coalition AFL-CIO American Jewish World Service | National Taxpayers Union |
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H.R. 2634--110th Congress: Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008.
(2007).
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