H.R. 1409: Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-03-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-95.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-03-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 525 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1409 (2005-10-18), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-95. (final step reached)
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Official title

Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 18, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through nongovernmental or international organizations, for basic care for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, including assistance for: (1) community-based care; (2) school food programs; (3) education and employment training; (4) psychosocial support; (5) protection of inheritance rights; and (6) HIV/AIDS care. Directs the President to establish a monitoring and evaluation system to measure such assistance's effectiveness. Directs the Secretary of State to appoint a Special Advisor for Assistance to Vulnerable Populations. Authorizes FY2006-FY2007 appropriations to carry out such programs. Directs the President to develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a coordinating strategy for such assistance. Directs the President to report annually to the appropriate committees on the implementation of this Act.

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Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · 130 cosponsors

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Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adam Smith (D-WA), John Boozman (R-AR), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 70 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 525 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1409 (2005-10-18): Passed

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr1409.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr1409 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109