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Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5545| House 
| Updated: 9/18/2023
Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (16)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Marcus J. Molinaro (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Act of 2023 This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement an action plan to increase global access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities. USAID shall develop and submit to Congress such an action plan to (1) increase access to safe water in healthcare facilities; (2) enable handwashing at all points of care; (3) provide for the safe segregation, treatment, and disposal of healthcare and human waste; and (4) promote WASH behavior change.
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Timeline
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • September 18, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 18, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5545| House 
| Updated: 9/18/2023
Global WASH in Healthcare Facilities Act of 2023 This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement an action plan to increase global access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities. USAID shall develop and submit to Congress such an action plan to (1) increase access to safe water in healthcare facilities; (2) enable handwashing at all points of care; (3) provide for the safe segregation, treatment, and disposal of healthcare and human waste; and (4) promote WASH behavior change.
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Timeline
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • September 18, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 18, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (16)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Marcus J. Molinaro (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted