HR 8463 United States House · 117th Congress

Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act

Summary
Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act This bill modifies income-related eligibility requirements for assistance from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a program that provides assistance through a competitive selection process to eligible developing countries based on various factors, including a country's level of economic freedom and effectiveness of government. Currently, to be a candidate to receive MCC assistance, a country must, among other requirements, must (1) fit the World Bank's income-based criteria for a low- or lower-middle-income country, or (2) be among the 75 lowest per capita income countries according to the World Bank. Under this bill, a candidate country must have a gross national income per capita no higher than the 125th poorest country as identified by the World Bank for the fiscal year.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Oct 2022
House Passage
Sep 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jul 21, 2022 Last action Oct 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Sep 29, 2022

How they voted

33487
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 432
Sep 29, 2022
D Democratic220
214 Yea 6
97% Yea
R Republican212
120 Yea 87 Nay 5
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Oct 11, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Sep 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 334 - 87 (Roll no. 472).
lower
Jul 29, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 4.
lower
Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors