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Support the Shelter, Land and Urban (SLUM) Assistance Act (H.R. 1702)
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    44 out of 1,000
    Petitioning
    1. The U.S. House of Representatives
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    BORGEN PROJECT
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Why This Is Important

The Shelter, Land and Urban (SLUM) Assistance Act (H.R. 1702) would authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries.  More specifically, it's goal is to establish and implement, as a major objective of United States overseas development assistance strategy, particularly in developing countries, programs that: 1) foster improved urban management, 2) foster sustainable urban development, 3) increase the security of real property tenure, and 4) expand access to basic shelter, affordable urban housing, and essential urban services and infrastructure.

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Please support the Shelter, Land and Urban (SLUM) Assistance Act (H.R. 1702)

Dear Representative

Dear Representative,
I am a supporter of The Borgen Project and I would like to encourage you to cosponsor the Shelter, Land and Urban (SLUM) Assistance Act (H.R. 1702). As a voter and concerned citizen I would like to make sure this issue gets national attention. Please respond to inform me of your decision on cosponsoring this bill.

Thank you for your close consideration of this important issue.

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