United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007

A bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes.

4/9/2008--Reported to Senate amended. United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 2) States that the purposes of this Act are to:
(1) develop a strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers; and r />(2) establish a task force to assess, monitor, and evaluate the progress and contributions of relevant U.S. departments and agencies.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, including activities relating to:
(1) newborn care and treatment;
(2) childhood illness and immunization services;
(3) child and maternal nutrition;
(4) maternity and obstetric services;
(5) safe water, hygiene, and environmental toxins such as lead;
(6) health services and health information systems; and
(7) HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and child spacing. Directs the President, to report annually (for five years) to Congress on the implementation of such assistance. States that such report shall include the most recent report submitted to the President by the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival and Maternal Health in Developing Countries.
(Sec. 4) Directs the President to:
(1) develop a comprehensive strategy to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries; and
(2) report to Congress.
(Sec. 5) Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival and Maternal Health in Developing Countries which shall assess, monitor, and evaluate the progress and contributions of relevant U.S. departments and agencies.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes FY2008-FY2012 appropriations.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
• and 25 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Norm Coleman
  • Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Gordon Smith
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1418

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May 17, 2007

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• Apr 09, 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-282.
• Added to calendar on Apr 09, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633..
• Feb 13, 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Added to calendar on Feb 13, 2008: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably..
• May 17, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6269-6270)
• Introduced on May 17, 2007.
• May 17, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Related Bills:

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Related Issue Areas:

• Foreign policy
• AIDS (Disease)
• Child health
• Child nutrition
• 29 more
• Childbirth
• Children
• Developing countries
• Economic assistance
• Environmental health
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Food
• Foreign aid
• Hazardous substances
• Health information systems
• Health policy
• Health services administration
• Human immunodeficiency viruses
• Infant mortality
• Infants
• Lead
• Malaria
• Maternal health services
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Obstetrics
• Potable water
• Tuberculosis
• Vaccines
• Water resources
• Women
• World health

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