H.R.3924: Global Development Lab Act of 2016

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Global Development Lab Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, the duties of which shall include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation, and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty; discovering and testing innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development...

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Date Description
Sept. 22, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sept. 21, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sept. 21, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5787-5788)

Sept. 21, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3924.
Sept. 21, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5787-5789)
Sept. 21, 2016
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb. 24, 2016
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Feb. 24, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov. 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov. 4, 2015

Introduced in the House by Joaquín Castro (D-Texas)

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