Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 30, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6190, S6191)
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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
This bill directs the President to establish: (1) an inter-agency working group, led by the Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and (2) a 10-year strategy to achieve with partner countries and donors the goal of ending preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths by 2035.
The President shall designate a current USAID employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal and Child Survival Coordinator, who shall be responsible for: (1) overseeing maternal and child health and nutrition funding managed by the Bureau of Global Health of USAID, and (2) leading the inter-agency working group.
The U.S. government, through USAID and other relevant executive branch agencies, shall develop a financing framework to leverage public and private capital to expand delivery of high-impact, evidence-based interventions for maternal, newborn, and child health.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 30, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 22, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Sep 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jan 20, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jan 20, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 17, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Dec 6, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 6, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Dec 6, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Dec 6, 2016 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Dec 7, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 8, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jul 30, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6190, S6191)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6190, S6191 | Christopher A. Coons D-DE, Susan M. Collins R-ME | Jul 30, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3706 | Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015 | Related bill | Oct 7, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
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