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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1/24/2017 • House
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Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act or the HER Act
This bill states that foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for U.S. international development assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Such organizations also shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving such assistance under such Act.
Introduced in House • 1/24/2017
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Originated in the House
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January 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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