HR 1838 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

Introduced Mar 28, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

Latest action · Mar 28, 2023 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.

IntroducedMar 28, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services using non-U.S. government funds if the medical services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided. Such foreign organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to their use of non-U.S. funds for advocacy or lobbying activities, other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations.

Cosponsors 172

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2023 to Sep 20, 2024; 155 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WA	Adam Smith	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OR	Andrea Salinas	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Andy Kim	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MN	Angie Craig	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VT	Becca Balint	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CO	Brittany Pettersen	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Christopher R. Deluzio	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MO	Cori Bush	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MI	Debbie Dingell	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NC	Deborah K. Ross	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NV	Dina Titus	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Dwight Evans	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OH	Emilia Strong Sykes	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Eric Sorensen	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Eric Swalwell	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MD	Glenn Ivey	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Grace Meng	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-AZ	Greg Stanton	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MN	Ilhan Omar	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MA	Jake Auchincloss	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Jamaal Bowman	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Jasmine Crockett	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CO	Jason Crow	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NC	Jeff Jackson	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer L. McClellan	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer Wexton	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Jim Costa	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CO	Joe Neguse	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	John Garamendi	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Juan Vargas	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-FL	Kathy Castor	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Katie Porter	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Kevin Mullin	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MD	Kweisi Mfume	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Lauren Underwood	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MA	Lori Trahan	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-GA	Lucy McBath	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WA	Marilyn Strickland	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Mike Levin	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-KY	Morgan McGarvey	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-GA	Nikema Williams	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Nikki Budzinski	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Patrick Ryan	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Ro Khanna	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Sara Jacobs	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-IL	Sean Casten	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-KS	Sharice Davids	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-FL	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OH	Shontel M. Brown	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-PA	Summer L. Lee	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Sydney Kamlager-Dove	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Sylvia R. Garcia	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NM	Teresa Leger Fernandez	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-LA	Troy A. Carter	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-OR	Val T. Hoyle	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-TX	Veronica Escobar	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NC	Wiley Nickel	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-MA	William R. Keating	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CO	Yadira Caraveo	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Original	Mar 28, 2023
D-NY	Daniel S. Goldman		Apr 13, 2023
D-TX	Greg Casar		Apr 13, 2023
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez		Apr 13, 2023
D-PA	Susan Wild		Apr 13, 2023
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Apr 28, 2023
D-NC	Kathy E. Manning		Apr 28, 2023
D-FL	Maxwell Frost		Apr 28, 2023
D-CA	J. Luis Correa		Jun 7, 2023
D-ME	Jared F. Golden		Nov 29, 2023
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas		Dec 6, 2023
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Jan 30, 2024
D-IL	Bill Foster		Feb 5, 2024
D-IL	Delia C. Ramirez		Jun 18, 2024
D-RI	Seth Magaziner		Jun 26, 2024
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		Aug 16, 2024
D-NH	Chris Pappas		Aug 30, 2024
D-MA	Seth Moulton		Sep 20, 2024

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 Mar 28, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2023Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Reproductive Health, Civil Rights, Gender Equity

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 56, March 28, 2023, page H1529.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1098	Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act	Related bill	Mar 30, 2023
HR 4050	GLOBE Act of 2023	Related bill	Jun 12, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

International Affairs

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House

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