S. 280
119th Congress
Senate
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
Official title: A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of as… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill 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.
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2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Votes taken on this bill
4
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1999 | Senate · vote #37 | On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 37 to S.Amdt. 35 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 | Rejected | 55–44 | See who voted → |
| Mar 10, 1999 | Senate · vote #36 | On the Cloture Motion S. 280 | Rejected | 44–55 | See who voted → |
| Mar 9, 1999 | Senate · vote #35 | On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership A… | Rejected | 55–39 | See who voted → |
| Mar 8, 1999 | Senate · vote #34 | On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership A… | Rejected | 54–41 | See who voted → |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
33
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL
- HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
- POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL
- HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Cosponsors
42
D
Alsobrooks, Angela D.
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Cantwell, Maria
D
Coons, Christopher A.
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Durbin, Richard J.
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Kaine, Tim
D
Kelly, Mark
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Luján, Ben Ray
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
Merkley, Jeff
R
Murkowski, Lisa
D
Murphy, Christopher
D
Murray, Patty
D
Ossoff, Jon
D
Padilla, Alex
D
Reed, Jack
D
Rosen, Jacky
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Schatz, Brian
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Schumer, Charles E.
D
Slotkin, Elissa
D
Smith, Tina
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Warner, Mark R.
D
Warnock, Raphael G.
D
Warren, Elizabeth
D
Welch, Peter
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Wyden, Ron
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 280: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-280/
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