S. 1730: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-08-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4774)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4774) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017

Plain summary

Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives by 2030; and provide assistance to implement the strategy. The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal and Child Survival Coordinator, who shall be responsible for: overseeing such strategy, and all U.S. government funds appropriated or used for international maternal and child health and nutrition programs. Strategy grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements shall include targets for increased implementation of high-impact, evidence-based interventions and strengthening health systems. The President shall report to Congress annually for six years regarding progress made toward achieving the strategy and ending preventable child and maternal deaths.

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Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · 49 cosponsors

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Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Todd Young (R-IN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), John Thune (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] reported raising $22.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1730.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1730 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115