House concurrent resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: May 26, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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
100 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 92 Democrats
8 of 100 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA) and 70 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum.
- H.R. 1796 (109th) Mississippi River Trail Study Act
- H.R. 4188 (109th) Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005
- H.R. 4222 (109th) Child Health Investment for Long-term Development (CHILD and Newborn) Act of 2005
- H.Res. 977 (109th) Reinforcing the Federal Government's Federal trust relationship and commitment to working with American Indian Nations to empower…
- H.Res. 822 (109th) Promoting local peace building efforts in Colombia and recognizing the courageous efforts of Colombian civil society and churches to…
- H.R. 3916 (109th) Millennium Challenge Environmental Accountability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.