Recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic prosperity, sustaining and expanding progress on global health, and saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world.
Latest action · May 18, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 18, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Reaffirms the critical role of frontline health workers in achieving core global health goals.
Commends U.S. progress in helping to build local capacity and save lives in the world's most vulnerable communities by training and supporting such workers.
Urges greater global attention and support for such workers to ensure their protection and their ability to respond effectively during humanitarian and public health crises and to safeguard the health of the world's most vulnerable populations.
Calls on all relevant federal agencies to develop a health workforce strengthening action plan with concrete targets for increasing equitable access to qualified health workers in low- and middle-income countries to support the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 and recommendations of the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2017 to Sep 28, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | May 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 23, 2017 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 23, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 23, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 6, 2018 |
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- May 18, 2017Introduced in House
- May 18, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Child health
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional tributes
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Employment and training programs
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- Medical education
- Natural disasters
- Women's health
- Worker safety and health
- World health
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- May 18, 2017Introduced in House
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