House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-31
To amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jun 17, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Committee actionMar 5, 2003
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 23, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 6, 2003
- Became lawJun 17, 2003
Latest action: Jun 17, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-31.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 192.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 192, A bill to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterpise assistance programs under those acts, a” on March 11, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 5, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14310
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 192, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef0ac4ffe6c603cc74d9ecc298106674a240759cfb47d1cfa2d23f07df9220a8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 192, A bill to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterpise assistance programs under those acts, a” on March 11, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 5, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14310
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 192, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef0ac4ffe6c603cc74d9ecc298106674a240759cfb47d1cfa2d23f07df9220a8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 192, An act to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterpise assistance programs under tho” on May 3, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 21, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 3, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14477
- CBO publication date
- May 3, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 192, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef0ac4ffe6c603cc74d9ecc298106674a240759cfb47d1cfa2d23f07df9220a8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 192, An act to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterpise assistance programs under tho” on May 3, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 21, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 3, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14477
- CBO publication date
- May 3, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 192, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef0ac4ffe6c603cc74d9ecc298106674a240759cfb47d1cfa2d23f07df9220a8
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
66 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 41 Democrats, 1 independent
42 of 66 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Susan Davis (D-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) and 36 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 3818 (108th) Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004
- H.R. 1813 (108th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003
- H.R. 100 (108th) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- H.R. 3936 (108th) Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004
- H.R. 2620 (108th) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
- H.R. 854 (108th) Belarus Democracy Act of 2004
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.