Bill113th CongressFiled Sep 18, 2014International Affairs
S. 2853
Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 18, 2014)
Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish a strategy to:
- accelerate action in each of the priority countries listed in this Act to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality; and
- strengthen the capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal, newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and in a broader effort to end maternal, newborn, and child deaths worldwide.
Requires the United States to establish a pilot program for innovative financing mechanisms to deliver maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in such countries.
What just happenedSep 18, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE](D-DE)Sponsor
2 cosponsors1 D1 R
2cosponsors1committees2actions34subjects
- Introduced in SenateSep 18, 2014
- Sep 18, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 18, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate