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Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

USA116th CongressS-368| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (46)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services using non-U.S. government funds if the medical services are legal in both the United States and the country in which they are being provided. Such foreign organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to their use of non-U.S. funds for advocacy or lobbying activities, other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations. Current U.S. policy prohibits various foreign assistance from going to a foreign nongovernmental organization unless it agrees to not perform or actively promote abortions.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1055
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 7, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1055
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1055: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
Foreign aid and international reliefHealth promotion and preventive careInternational organizations and cooperationPublic participation and lobbyingWorld health

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

USA116th CongressS-368| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services using non-U.S. government funds if the medical services are legal in both the United States and the country in which they are being provided. Such foreign organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to their use of non-U.S. funds for advocacy or lobbying activities, other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations. Current U.S. policy prohibits various foreign assistance from going to a foreign nongovernmental organization unless it agrees to not perform or actively promote abortions.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1055
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 7, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1055
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (46)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1055: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign aid and international reliefHealth promotion and preventive careInternational organizations and cooperationPublic participation and lobbyingWorld health