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To provide support for international initiatives to provide debt relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-6549| House 
| Updated: 2/1/2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Democratic Representative

New York

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to support and advocate for debt relief for developing countries. Treasury must engage with international financial institutions and creditors to advocate for support, implementation, and improvement of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) (and any successor framework or similar coordinated international debt treatment process). (The DSSI is an initiative established by the Group of 20, the informal grouping of 19 major economies and the European Union, that provides temporary debt restructuring for the world's poorest countries. The common framework is a framework endorsed by 39 creditors to provide permanent debt forgiveness.) Treasury must also engage with international financial institutions and creditors to advocate for a comprehensive debt payment standstill for each participating debtor while the debtor's application for relief under the common framework and negotiations related to such relief are pending or ongoing. Treasury must also order U.S. representatives to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to advocate and vote for such initiatives and policies without undermining the respective institution's ability to provide new and additional aid and assistance.
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Timeline
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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To provide support for international initiatives to provide debt relief to developing countries with unsustainable levels of debt, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-6549| House 
| Updated: 2/1/2022
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to support and advocate for debt relief for developing countries. Treasury must engage with international financial institutions and creditors to advocate for support, implementation, and improvement of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) (and any successor framework or similar coordinated international debt treatment process). (The DSSI is an initiative established by the Group of 20, the informal grouping of 19 major economies and the European Union, that provides temporary debt restructuring for the world's poorest countries. The common framework is a framework endorsed by 39 creditors to provide permanent debt forgiveness.) Treasury must also engage with international financial institutions and creditors to advocate for a comprehensive debt payment standstill for each participating debtor while the debtor's application for relief under the common framework and negotiations related to such relief are pending or ongoing. Treasury must also order U.S. representatives to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to advocate and vote for such initiatives and policies without undermining the respective institution's ability to provide new and additional aid and assistance.
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Timeline
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Democratic Representative

New York

Financial Services Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign aid and international reliefForeign loans and debtInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationMultilateral development programs