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S. 2956: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

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S. 2956: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

Plain summary

Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 This bill sets out programs and otherwise directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to carry out activities to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. In coordination with relevant federal agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, partner countries, and other stakeholders, the USAID may scale up programs for preventing and treating malnutrition globally. This includes focusing on interventions for the populations most susceptible to severe malnutrition (e.g., pregnant and lactating women and children younger than five years of age). The USAID must select countries based on specified malnutrition-related indicators for purposes of targeting malnutrition prevention and treatment programs and update the selection within five years. To support these programs, the USAID must leverage additional private sector resources in priority countries, including by considering opportunities within the Development Finance Corporation's impact framework for supporting improved nutrition outcomes. The USAID must provide Congress with an implementation plan and annual reports concerning its programs for preventing and treating malnutrition. The bill also establishes the Nutrition Leadership Council, comprised of various USAID bureaus and offices, to coordinate agency activities to prevent and treat malnutrition. The bill's provisions terminate seven years after its enactment.

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Official text

Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 19 cosponsors

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Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Todd Young (R-IN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s2956 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117