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Global Child Survival Act    

The U.S. Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 calls for stronger U.S. Government leadership to save the lives of children and mothers in poor countries. The legislation was introduced in both houses of Congress in 2007.

H.R. 2266

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H.R. 2266 Text (pdf)
Library of Congress Summary

H.R. 2266 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 10, 2007, by Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Congressman Chris Shays. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and is currently awaiting committee mark up.

There are currently 93 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives:

Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-4)
Rep. Christopher Shays (CT-4)
Rep. Donald M. Payne (NJ-10)
Rep. David G. Reichert (WA-8)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY-7)
Rep. Keith Ellison (MN-5)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-7)
Rep. Michael M. Honda (CA-15)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Rep. William J. Jefferson (LA-2)
Rep. Jim McDermott (WA-7)
Rep. James P. McGovern (MA-3)
Rep. John W. Olver (MA-1)
Rep. Vic Snyder (AR-2)
Rep. Diane E. Watson (CA-33)
Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey (CA-6)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)
Rep. Michael R. McNulty (NY-21)
Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky (IL-9)
Rep. George Miller (CA-27)
Rep. Lois Capps (CA-23)
Rep. Howard L. Berman (CA-8)
Rep. James P. Moran (VA-8)
Rep. Rick Boucher (VA-9)
Rep. Bob Filner (CA-51)
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23)
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (CA-30)
Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-2)
Rep. Susan A. Davis (CA-53)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2)
Rep. Bruce L. Braley (IA-1)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD)
Rep. William D. Delahunt (MA-10)
Rep. David E. Price (NC-4)
Rep. Brian Higgins (NY-27)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-9)
Rep. Michael F. Doyle (PA-14)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)
Rep. Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY-20)
Rep. Michael E. Capuano (MA-8)
Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (CA-13)
Rep. James L. Oberstar (MN-8)
Rep. Don Young (AK)
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (CA-32)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (WI-2)

Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL-2)
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (MO-3)
Rep. José E. Serrano (NY-16)
Rep. Robert Wexler (FL-19)
Rep. Artur Davis (AL-7)
Rep. Nita Lowey (NY-18)
Rep. Steve Israel (NY-2)
Rep. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI-13)
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14)
Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz (TX-27)
Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey (NY-22)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-9)
Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaugther (NY-28)
Rep. Phil Hare (IL-7)
Rep. Rush D. Holt (NJ-12)
Rep. Betty Sutton (OH-13)
Rep. John Lewis (GA-5)
Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11)
Rep. Brad Miller (NC-13)
Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD-1)
Rep. Christopher S. Murphy (CT-5)
Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-17)
Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19)
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (IL-3)
Rep. Tom Udall (NM-3)
Rep. David Wu (OR-1)
Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-39)
Rep. Robert E. Andrews (NJ-1)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-25)
Rep. Barney Frank (MA-4)
Rep. Steven R. Rothman (NJ-9)
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (RI-1)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4)
Rep. William Lacy Clay (MO-1)
Rep. Patrick J. Murphy (PA-8)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1)
Rep. Ray LaHood (IL-18)
Rep. Sam Farr (CA-17)
Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-4)
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-1)
Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez (TX-20)
Rep. André Carson (IN-7)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD-8)
Rep. Todd Russell Platts (PA-19)
Rep. Nick Lampson (TX-22)
Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2)

S. 1418

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S. 1418 Text (pdf)
Library of Congress Summary

S. 1418 was introduced in the U.S. Senate on May 17, 2007, by Senators Chris Dodd and Gordon Smith. The bill passed through the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 13, 2008 and is currently awaiting a full vote on the floor of the Senate.

There are currently 25 cosponsors in the U.S. Senate:

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (CT)
Sen. Gordon H. Smith (OR)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH)
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (VT)
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (ME)
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (HI)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Sen. Tim Johnson (SD)
Sen. John F. Kerry (MA)
Sen. Patty Murray (WA)
Sen. Richard Durbin (IL)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA)

Sen. Bernard Sanders (VT)
Sen. Robert Menendez (NJ)
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ)
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA)
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (MD)
Sen. Carl Levin (MI)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA)
Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln (AR)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI)
Sen. Bob Corker (PA)
Sen. Barack Obama (IL)
Sen. Norm Coleman (MN)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)

For more information, contact:

Eric Baker
US Coalition for Child Survival
703.312.6866
ebaker@usccs.org

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