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Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005

Introduced: November 1, 2005 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Nov 1, 2005
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Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance for voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, including activities to: (1) improve public knowledge of voluntary family planning programs; (2) support public and private voluntary family planning programs, including networks for community-based and subsidized commercial distribution of contraceptives; (3) expand training for health care providers and educators; (4) provide improved coordination between voluntary family planning programs and programs that receive U.S. assistance for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; and (5) strengthen supply chain logistics for the procurement and distribution of safe contraceptives, including coordination with the supply chain for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment. Gives priority to developing countries with acute family planning and maternal health needs.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now November 1, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12 Independent 1
BOUCHER, RICK
· Nov 14, 2006
Miller, Brad
· Jul 28, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 20, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 29, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 24, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 19, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 17, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 10, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 2, 2006
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 2, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 5, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Mar 28, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 7, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 7, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4188: Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4188/
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"H.R. 4188: Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4188/.
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