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4/24/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. Requires the strategy to contain specific and measurable goals and to consist of specified components, including: (1) continued investment or involvement in existing U.S. initiatives related to international poverty reduction and trade preference programs for developing countries; (2) improving the effectiveness of development assistance and making available additional overall United States assistance levels as appropriate; (3) enhancing and expanding debt relief as appropriate; (4) mobilizing and leveraging the participation of businesses and public-private partnerships; (5) coordinating the goal of poverty reduction with other internationally recognized Millennium Development Goals; and (6) integrating principles of sustainable development and entrepreneurship into policies and programs. Sets forth specified reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary of State to designate a coordinator who will have primary responsibility for overseeing and drafting the reports, as well as responsibility for helping to implement recommendations contained in the reports. Defines specified terms.<br/>

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Richard Lugar [R, IN] N00001764 11499 Republican 202-224-4814 Methodist IN Richard Lugar 3.4390243902439 http://lugar.senate.gov/ senatorlugar M000639 1954-01-01 528 Hart Senate Office Building http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-228-2197 Robert 'd':4 'nj':5 'bob':8 'sen':1 'robert':2,6,9 'menendez':10 'menéndez':3,7 M 400272 Menéndez Robert_Menendez Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Bob N00000699 13668 Democrat 202-224-4744 Roman Catholic NJ Robert Menendez 2.11764705882353 http://menendez.senate.gov/ SenatorMenendezNJ M000702 1936-07-20 503 Hart Senate Office Building http://mikulski.senate.gov/Contact/contact.cfm 202-224-8858 Barbara 'd':4 'md':5 'sen':1 'barbara':2,6,8 'mikulski':3,7,9 F 300073 Mikulski Barbara_Mikulski A. Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] N00001945 9631 Democrat 202-224-4654 Roman Catholic MD Barbara Mikulski 2.68888888888889 http://mikulski.senate.gov/ M001111 1950-10-11 173 Russell Senate Office Building http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm 202-224-0238 Patty 'd':4 'wa':5 'sen':1 'patti':2,6,8 'murray':3,7,9 F 300076 Murray Patty_Murray Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] N00007876 10823 Democrat 202-224-2621 Roman Catholic WA Patty Murray 4.26984126984127 http://murray.senate.gov/ S000148 1950-11-23 313 Hart Senate Office Building http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm 202-228-3027 Charles 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,8 'schumer':3,7,9 M 300087 Schumer Charles_Schumer E. Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] N00001093 20242 Democrat 202-224-6542 Jewish NY Chuck Charles Schumer 2.24468085106383 http://schumer.senate.gov/ senatorschumer S001142 1952-05-25 Gordon 'smith':2,4,6 'gordon':1,3,5 M 300090 Smith Gordon_Smith Harold Gordon Smith N00007815 7140 Republican Latter Day Saints Gordon Smith 3.71428571428571 S000663 1947-02-21 154 Russell Senate Office Building http://snowe.senate.gov/webform.htm 202-224-1946 Olympia 'r':4 'sen':1 'snow':3,7,9 'olympia':2,6,8 F 300091 Snowe Olympia_Snowe J. Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] N00000480 15317 Republican 202-224-5344 Greek Orthodox ME Olympia Snowe 2.68518518518519 http://snowe.senate.gov/ S000770 1950-04-29 133 Hart Senate Office Building http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm 202-228-0325 Debbie Ann 'd':5 'mi':6 'ann':3,8,11 'sen':1 'debbi':2,7,10 'stabenow':4,9,12 F 300093 Stabenow Debbie_Stabenow Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] N00004118 14337 Democrat 202-224-4822 United Methodist MI Debbie Ann Stabenow 2.78181818181818 http://stabenow.senate.gov/ SenatorStabenow W000803 1946-02-09 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://webb.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6363 Jim 'd':4 'va':5 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 'webb':3,7,9 M 412249 Webb James_Webb Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] N00028058 12892 Democrat 202-224-4024 VA Jim Jim Webb 4.14492753623188 http://webb.senate.gov/ SenatorWebb W000779 1949-05-03 223 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2717 Ron 'd':4 'ron':2,6,8 'sen':1 'wyden':3,7,9 M 300100 Wyden Ron_Wyden Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] N00007724 9900 Democrat 202-224-5244 Jewish OR Ron Wyden 3.96428571428571 http://wyden.senate.gov/ SenRonWyden action 47734 1209009600 Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151213 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331. calendar 47734 1209009600 Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151214 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718. calendar 47734 1202878800 Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2008 177864 Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. action 47734 1202878800 Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2008 145451 Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. introduced 47734 1197003600 Fri Dec 07 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139054 action 47734 1197003600 Fri Dec 07 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139055 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.