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Date: Oct 28, 2009
Recent Action:
- Introduced and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on October 28, 2009.
Sponsor: Senator Chrisopher Dodd (D-CT)
Cosponsors: As of October 28, 2009,
- Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), and
- Senator Bob Corker (R-TN).
Summary: The proposed bill directs the President to "develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries" and authorizes the President to provide the level of assistance necessary to implement this strategy. The bill also creates an Interagency Task Force on Child Survival in Developing Countries that would "assess, monitor, and evaluate" U.S. progress in helping to reduce child mortality and achieve Millennium Development Goal 4.
Additional Information:
Learn more about the bill here. (Thomas)

Read Senator Dodd's press release about the bill here.

Read Senator Corker's press release about the bill here.