H.R. 192 · 108th Congress · enacted
To amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 108-31.
Latest official action 2003-06-17 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Amends the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 to make as one of its purposes that in implementation of this Act at least 50 percent of all microenterprise assistance be targeted to the very poor, that is, those persons living either in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line or on less than the equivalent of one dollar per day. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1964 to authorize the President to provide assistance to increase the availability of financial services (not just credit) to microenterprise households lacking full access to credit, including through: (1) loans and guarantees to microfinance institutions to expand the availability of savings and credit to poor and low-income households; (2) training programs to enable such institutions to better meet the financial services needs of their clients; and (3) training programs to enable clients to make better use of credit, increase their financial literacy, and to better manage their enterprises to improve their quality of life. Declares that, in order to maximize the sustainable development impact of microenterprise development grant assistance authorized under the Act, the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering such assistance shall establish a monitoring system that, among other things, adopts the widespread use of proven and effective poverty assessment tools to identify …
Congressional Research Service · 2003-01-07
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Darrell Issa
House · CA District 48 · Republican
$324,212PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
House · GA District 2 · Democratic
$792,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gregory W. Meeks
House · NY District 5 · Democratic
$995,422PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam Smith
House · WA District 9 · Democratic
$622,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lloyd Doggett
House · TX District 37 · Democratic
$140,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Larsen
House · WA District 2 · Democratic
$1,298,425PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
66 of 66 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$42,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,976
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $9,994
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $4,994
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $9,994
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,994
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$32,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$32,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$32,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$30,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $8,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$29,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$28,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$27,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$27,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$27,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$26,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$26,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$25,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$25,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$25,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$24,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $4,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$22,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$22,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $0
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $4,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $7,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$22,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$21,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$21,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $3,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$20,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE$20,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$20,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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