Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act

Bill: 118-hr-1838
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-03-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because&nbsp;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. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2023 Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Bera , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Carson , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Ms. Pressley , Ms. McCollum , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Pettersen , Mr. Ruppersberger , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Deluzio , Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Allred , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Soto , Mr. Trone , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Ross , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. DeGette , Ms. Titus , Mr. Payne , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Evans , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Case , Ms. Norton , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Connolly , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Meng , Mr. Stanton , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Omar , Mr. Auchincloss , Mr. Bowman , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Crow , Mr. Jackson of North Carolina , Mrs. McClellan , Ms. Wexton , Mr. Nadler , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Himes , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Gottheimer , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Chu , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Porter , Mr. Mullin , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mrs. Trahan , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Strickland , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Takano , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Levin , Mr. Quigley , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. McGarvey , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mrs. Torres of California , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Adams , Mr. Neal , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Peters , Mr. Casten , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Nickel , Mr. Keating , Ms. Caraveo , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Brown , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Ivey , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Hoyle of Oregon , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Costa , Ms. Craig , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Budzinski , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Ms. Balint , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Sorensen , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Norcross , Mrs. McBath , Ms. Underwood , and Ms. Bush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act . 2. Assistance for foreign nongovernmental organizations under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ), foreign nongovernmental organizations— (1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services, including counseling and referral services, provided by such organizations with non-United States Government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided; and (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-United States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to United States nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.