US SB210 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-2-2)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act This bill states that foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for U.S. international development assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Such organizations also shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving such assistance under such Act.

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Title

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-24SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Same As/Similar To

HB671 (Related) 2017-01-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HB7291 (Related) 2018-12-13 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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