Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
Congress Proposes Protecting Foreign Health Groups’ Access to U.S. Aid Despite Legal Services They Fund
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would stop the U.S. from cutting off certain foreign nonprofits from U.S. aid just because they offer legal health services (including counseling and referrals) using their own, non-U.S. money.
- Says these groups can’t be penalized for those services as long as they follow the laws of the country where the services happen.
- Limits extra restrictions on what these foreign groups can do with their own money for advocacy or lobbying; they’d face the same basic rules as U.S. nonprofits that get similar foreign aid.
- In everyday terms, it aims to keep U.S.-funded global health programs working with local partners even if those partners also provide some legal services the U.S. government isn’t paying for.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
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