Senate bill · S. 280 (119th Congress)
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (U.S. Senator for New Hampshire, Democratic)
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Summary
Would bar treating a foreign nongovernmental organization as ineligible for foreign assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely because it provides health services, including counseling and referrals, with non-U.S. government funds where legal in that country and the United States. It would also limit restrictions on such organizations' non-U.S. funds for advocacy and lobbying to those applying to U.S. organizations.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
42
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- Democratic39
- Republican1
- Other2
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- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles E. Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
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- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
- Edward J. Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeff Merkley
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Jon Ossoff
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Murkowski
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark R. Warner
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Raphael G. Warnock
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jan 28, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 28, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 28, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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