Only the left has signed this so far (Bill Ranking)
H.R. 764 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
139 members · Left 123 · Center 16 · Right 0 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. Frankel, Lois (D-FL) (Introduced 01/28/2025) |
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| Sponsor Voting Record | Lean left · DW-NOMINATE -0.40 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 139 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Foreign Affairs Committee |
| Latest Action | 01/28/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/28/2025)
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 (including counseling and referral 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 receiving such assistance.
119 HR 764 IH: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 764IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2025Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bera, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Costa, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Crow, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Gray, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Himes, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McBride, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo 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 titleThis 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 1961Notwithstanding 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.
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
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| 01/28/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/28/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/28/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act |
| 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. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Foreign Affairs Committee | 01/28/2025 Referred To |
Policy Area: International Affairs
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