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HRES 135 113th Congress House

Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms the important role of frontline health workers in saving lives and fostering a healthier and more secure world.

Commends the progress made by the United States in helping to build local capacity and to save lives in the world's most vulnerable communities by training and supporting frontline health care workers.

Calls on all relevant federal agencies to develop a comprehensive health workforce strengthening strategy for increasing access to qualified health workers in developing countries.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 10 Republican 1
LEVIN, SANDER
· Nov 13, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 17, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 27, 2013
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 6, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 23, 2013
Grayson, Alan
· May 23, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · May 14, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· May 14, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 23, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 23, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 23, 2013
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 23, 2013
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 23, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 23, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 10, 2013
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Mar 21, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 135: Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-135/
MLA
"H. Res. 135: Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-135/.
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H. Res. 135, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-135/.
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[H. Res. 135: Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-135/)
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