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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.

H.Con.Res. 172Introduced May 26, 2005Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum D-MN
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-4 district

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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.