legislation: 105-hres-475

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105-hres-475 105 hres 475 Recognizing the importance of achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 100,000,000 of the world's poorest families. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1998-06-17 1998-07-22 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote. House Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] MN D L000521 43 Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the importance of achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide access to microcredit to 100 million of the world's poorest families; (2) urges international and regional financial institutions and other organizations to explore the use of microcredit programs as a method of eradicating poverty; (3) encourages appropriate public agencies to support the goal of the Summit by developing, announcing, and implementing institutional action plans to achieve that goal; (4) encourages the President to foster international support for the goal of the Summit in his communications with leaders of other Nations; and (5) calls upon the President to affirm his commitment to the goal of the Summit during annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z  

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