As the U.S. government enters 2015 with a brand new “omnibus spending bill” in tow, advocates of various pieces of foreign aid legislation are looking to the 114th Congress to make progress where the 113th did not.
The new, Republican-dominated Congress could present new challenges — and some unexpected boons — for bills that pertain to foreign aid. In many cases, the biggest challenge remains attracting attention to development programs when so many other issues tend to dominate the legislative agenda.
We’ve compiled a list of aid legislation that stalled in 2014 and considered the bills’ respective chances at making a comeback. Here’s a look at the past, present and future of aid legislation in the U.S. Congress as we enter a season of cautious optimism in Washington, D.C.
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Molly Andersmollyanders_dev
Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
