Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2004

Key: what the circles and colors mean

Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:

IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law (gold)Resolution agreed to (full, dark)Failed or vetoed (gray)

Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.

Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.

Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 108th Congress ended.

D LeeSponsor

85 cosponsors · 54 D, 30 R, 1 I

HHR Hyde TL

D Lantos JLR Leach BM

D Brady JGR Greenwood AH

D Hastings JHD Hoeffel MH

D Honda KH

R Harris JM

D Millender-McDonald DB

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

House Introduced Mar 30, 2004
House Passed Jun 14, 2004

Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2004 - (Sec. 4) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to replace the program of assistance to disadvantaged children in Asia with a program of assistance for orphans and vulnerable children in developing countries.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jun 14, 2004

Authorizes the President to provide assistance (grants, international organization contributions, or governmental assistance) for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries for: (1) basic care, including establishment and operation of basic care centers; (2) HIV/AIDS treatment, including the training of appropriate personnel and the provision of related mental health services; (3) school food programs; (4) education and employment training assistance; and (5) protection of inheritance rights.

Establishes within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) an Office for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children, which shall carry out the programs under this Act.

Gives assistance priority to developing countries with HIV/AIDS infection rates of at least five percent among women in prenatal clinics or more than 15 percent among high-risk individuals.

Requires that assistance for children who have HIV/AIDS or are HIV/AIDS-orphaned shall be consistent with assistance relating to HIV/AIDS under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003.

Directs the President to: (1) establish a monitoring system which shall establish program goals and performance standards; and (2) submit an annual program report.

Authorizes FY 2005 and 2006 appropriations for programs under this Act from amounts under any provision of law authorizing assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries. Obligates at least 60 percent of such amounts for community-level assistance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2004

Latest action (Jun 15, 2004): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 30, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

House Introduced Mar 30, 2004
House Passed Jun 14, 2004

No recorded floor vote found.