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117th Congress > House > Vote 919

Date: September 29, 2022

Result: 334-87 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 472

Sponsor: CASTRO, Joaquin (D-TX)

Bill number: HR8463

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act

Bill 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 (...show more) 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 titles: To modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes.

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