# 117-hr-8463: Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act

117-hr-8463, Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8463
- Congress: 117
- Title: Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2022-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 334 | 87 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8463 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8463)

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