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]
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.
Title
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-30 | Senate | Read 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.
Subjects
Child health
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Nutrition and diet
Public-private cooperation
Women's health
World health
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Nutrition and diet
Public-private cooperation
Women's health
World health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1911/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1911/BILLS-114s1911is.pdf |