Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 18, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish a strategy to:
- accelerate action in each of the priority countries listed in this Act to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality; and
- strengthen the capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal, newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and in a broader effort to end maternal, newborn, and child deaths worldwide.
Requires the United States to establish a pilot program for innovative financing mechanisms to deliver maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in such countries.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Caribbean area
- Child health
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Ghana
- Haiti
- Health promotion and preventive care
- India
- Indonesia
- International Affairs
- Kenya
- Latin America
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Public-private cooperation
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Women's health
- World health
- Yemen
- Zambia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
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