H.R. 6006: Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act
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H.R. 6006: Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act
114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 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 Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act
Plain summary
Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act or the Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a three-year pilot program to provide fellowships to up to 500 eligible individuals to assist in developing agricultural, business development, educational, medical, technological, or transportation infrastructure in South Sudan. (The program may begin after the Department of State determines that it is safe for U.S. citizens, especially citizens of Sudanese or South Sudanese descent, to travel to South Sudan and lifts the general travel warning for South Sudan.) It is the sense of Congress that USAID should: (1) consult with members of the Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan community in the United States for purposes of identifying potential participants, and (2) consider individuals who are recommended to USAID by a member of Congress.
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Official text
Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 11 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr6006.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr6006 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114