Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 21, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Reaffirms the important role of frontline health workers in saving lives and fostering a healthier and more secure world.
Commends the progress made by the United States in helping to build local capacity and to save lives in the world's most vulnerable communities by training and supporting frontline health care workers.
Calls on all relevant federal agencies to develop a comprehensive health workforce strengthening strategy for increasing access to qualified health workers in developing countries.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2013 to Jan 9, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 23, 2013 |
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- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
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