House resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign assistance is a critical instrument for achieving our national security goals and that modernizing United States foreign assistance should become a national priority.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2008
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2008 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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
48 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 41 Democrats
7 of 48 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), John Conyers (D-MI), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Susan Davis (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Ray LaHood (R-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Brad Miller (D-NC) and 18 more.
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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.