H.R. 5858: GROWTH Act of 2006
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H.R. 5858: GROWTH Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-20 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
GROWTH Act of 2006
Plain summary
Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act of 2006 or the GROWTH Act of 2006 - Targets assistance for women in developing countries with respect to: (1) microenterprises; (2) small and medium enterprises; (3) private property rights and land tenure security; (4) employment access; (5) trade benefits; (6) exchanges with U.S. entrepreneurs; (7) Millennium Challenge Account assistance; and (8) indigenous women's organizations. Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Fund to enhance economic opportunities for very poor, poor, and low-income women in developing countries with a focus on: (1) increasing women-owned enterprise development; (2) increasing property rights for women; (3) increasing women's access to financial services; (4) increasing women in leadership in implementing organizations, such as indigenous nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations, and regulated financial intermediaries; (5) improving women's employment benefits and conditions; and (6) increasing women's ability to benefit from global trade.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] · 24 cosponsors
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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5858.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5858 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109