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
334–87
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 432
Sep 29, 2022
D
Democratic220
97% Yea
R
Republican212
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joaquin Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Gregory W. Meeks
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Juan Vargas
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Bass
DDemocratic
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