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S.Res.436 / 114th Congress

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2649-2650; text: CR S2649-2650)

Official summary

Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · May 9, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Supports the ideals of World Malaria Day.

Recognizes the importance of reducing malaria to improve child and maternal health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

Commends the progress made toward reducing global malaria prevalence and deaths, particularly through the efforts of the President's Malaria Initiative and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

Welcomes public-private partnerships to develop more effective and affordable tools for malaria diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination.

Recognizes the goals to combat malaria in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.

Supports continued U.S. leadership in bilateral, multilateral, and private sector efforts to combat malaria and to work with developing countries to create long-term strategies to increase ownership over malaria programs.

Encourages members of the international community to sustain and increase their support for efforts to combat malaria.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R–MS

Committees

  • Foreign Relations Committee
11 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2649-2650; text: CR S2649-2650)

  2. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2649-2650; text: CR S2649-2650)

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 451.

  4. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

  5. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

  6. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  7. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2393-2394)

  8. Introduced in Senate

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