US SB1911 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-27)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6190, S6191)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to establish: (1) an inter-agency working group, led by the Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and (2) a 10-year strategy to achieve with partner countries and donors the goal of ending preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths by 2035. The President shall designate a current USAID employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal and Child Survival Coordinator, who shall be responsible for: (1) overseeing maternal and child health and nutrition funding managed by the Bureau of Global Health of USAID, and (2) leading the inter-agency working group. The U.S. government, through USAID and other relevant executive branch agencies, shall develop a financing framework to leverage public and private capital to expand delivery of high-impact, evidence-based interventions for maternal, newborn, and child health.

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Title

Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015

Sponsors

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-07-30SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6190, S6191)

Same As/Similar To

HB3706 (Related) 2015-10-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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