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HRES 447 108th Congress House Health International Affairs International agencies International cooperation Maternal health services Obstetrics Preventive medicine Surgery Women Women's health World health

Recognizing the horrific effects of obstetric fistulas and urging that programs be initiated to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas.

Introduced: November 18, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 19, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2335)
Nov 18, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 18, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the horrific effects of obstetric fistulas on the lives of women who experience them as they seek to become mothers; and (2) urges the appropriate Federal agencies to work with foreign agencies and organizations to implement programs to provide maternal health care, especially the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistulas.

What's happening now December 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 18, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 447: Recognizing the horrific effects of obstetric fistulas and urging that programs be initiated to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-447/
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"H. Res. 447: Recognizing the horrific effects of obstetric fistulas and urging that programs be initiated to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-447/.
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H. Res. 447, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-447/.
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