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H.R.3519
Sponsor: Rep Leach, James A. (introduced 1/24/2000)
Latest Major Action: 8/19/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-264.
Title: To provide for negotiations for the creation of a trust fund to be administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the International Development Association to combat the AIDS epidemic.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
1/24/2000:
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
2/4/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
3/8/2000:
Committee Hearings Held.
3/15/2000:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
3/15/2000:
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 4.
3/28/2000 6:06pm:
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. H. Rept. 106-548.
3/28/2000 6:07pm:
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.
5/15/2000 5:07pm:
Mr. Leach moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
5/15/2000 5:07pm:
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3016-3025)
5/15/2000 5:54pm:
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3016-3018)
5/15/2000 5:54pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5/16/2000:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
7/26/2000:
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
7/26/2000:
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7619-7624)
7/26/2000:
S.AMDT.4018 Amendment SA 4018 proposed by Senator Bennett for Senator Helms. (consideration: CR S7619)
To authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS, to provide for the establishment of the World Bank AIDS Trust Fund, to authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, and for other purposes.
7/26/2000:
S.AMDT.4018 Amendment SA 4018 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
7/26/2000:
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
7/27/2000:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
7/27/2000 5:52pm:
Mr. Leach asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
7/27/2000 6:00pm:
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7177-7181; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H7177-7180)
7/27/2000 6:00pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7/27/2000:
Cleared for White House.
8/8/2000:
Presented to President.
8/19/2000:
Signed by President.
8/19/2000:
Became Public Law No: 106-264.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

1. S.AMDT.4018 to H.R.3519 To authorize additional assistance to countries with large populations having HIV/AIDS, to provide for the establishment of the World Bank AIDS Trust Fund, to authorize assistance for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, control, and elimination, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Helms, Jesse - Latest Major Action: 7/26/2000 Senate amendment agreed to

COSPONSORS(30), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Baca, Joe - 5/15/2000 Rep Bentsen, Ken - 3/13/2000
Rep Carson, Julia - 3/9/2000 Rep Castle, Michael N. - 3/13/2000
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. - 2/29/2000 Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. - 2/14/2000
Rep Evans, Lane - 2/10/2000 Rep Filner, Bob - 2/29/2000
Rep Frost, Martin - 2/29/2000 Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. - 2/14/2000
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. - 2/10/2000 Rep Hall, Tony P. - 2/14/2000
Rep Houghton, Amo - 2/16/2000 Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs - 3/8/2000
Rep LaFalce, John J. - 2/29/2000 Rep Lee, Barbara - 2/2/2000
Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. - 3/8/2000 Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita - 2/2/2000
Rep Morella, Constance A. - 3/8/2000 Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 3/6/2000
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes - 3/23/2000 Rep Rangel, Charles B. - 3/28/2000
Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille - 2/10/2000 Rep Rush, Bobby L. - 2/16/2000
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 3/6/2000 Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh - 3/6/2000
Rep Waters, Maxine - 2/29/2000 Rep Watt, Melvin L. - 3/23/2000
Rep Wexler, Robert - 3/8/2000 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 3/23/2000

SUMMARY AS OF:
1/24/2000--Introduced.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

World Bank AIDS Prevention Trust Fund Act - Title I: Negotiations For the Creation of a World Bank Trust Fund to Assist in AIDS Prevention and Eradication - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into negotiations with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) or the International Development Association (IDA), and with their member nations and other interested parties, for the creation of a trust fund which could accept contributions from governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental entities to address the AIDS epidemic in developing countries eligible to borrow from the IDA.

Title II: United States Financial Participation - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for payment to the trust fund.

Title III: Report - Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the goals, the programs and projects, and activities, including any vaccination approaches, supported by the trust fund and their effectiveness in reducing the worldwide spread of AIDS.