Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010
Latest action · Apr 22, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to: (1) support the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health in developing countries and to ensure that individuals and couples can freely and responsibly determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children and have the means to do so; (2) reduce the incidence of unsafe abortion in developing countries and provide care for women experiencing injury or illness from complications of unsafe abortion; (3) ensure that sexual and reproductive health services are provided in developing countries at every phase of a humanitarian emergency; and (4) ensure access to sexual and reproductive health care for young people in developing countries.
Directs the President to implement a strategy to improve and create linkages among the various components of sexual and reproductive health to ensure that individual men and women are provided with a continuum of appropriate sexual and reproductive health services.
States that assistance under this Act shall: (1) promote coordination between and among donors, the private sector, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and governments in order to support sexual and reproductive health programs in developing countries; and (2) be used for the conduct of formative research and to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2010 to Nov 15, 2010; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 22, 2010 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 27, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 9, 2010 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Nov 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2010Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40956 | Sexual Violence in African Conflicts Archived | Report | Feb 23, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote the sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples in developing countries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2010Introduced in House
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