Safe Passages Act of 2025

This bill creates a global Safe Passages Maternal and Child Health Program, run through fiscal year 2030, to reduce deaths of mothers and children in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The program would fund training and supplies for local health workers to prevent and treat causes of maternal and infant death such as bleeding, high blood pressure, infection, and obstructed labor, plus nutrition support during the first 1,000 days of life, natural fertility awareness methods, and support for fathers' involvement. The Secretary of State would give priority to local faith-based providers and organizations. The bill rewrites a section of the Foreign Assistance Act so this aid cannot be used for abortion and requires at least $400 million a year from Global Health Programs funds. The Secretary of State would report to Congress every two years on trainings, facilities, outcomes, and compliance.

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Sponsors

• Christopher H. Smith Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors