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Global Health Strategy: Increased Aid, Debt Cancellation, and Reparations Duty.

This resolution urges the US government to adopt a major new global health solidarity strategy, significantly increasing foreign aid to $125 billion annually to combat preventable deaths worldwide and strengthen weak health systems. It also calls for fundamental changes in global economic policy, including canceling developing countries' debt, democratizing international financial institutions, and addressing historical harms like slavery and colonialism through reparations. While a resolution, it signals potential future shifts in US federal spending and foreign policy regarding global health security and economic stability.
Key points
Calls for a massive increase in US global health funding to meet the UN aid target (0.7% GNI) and close universal health coverage gaps globally.
Demands action to stop economic injustices against developing nations, such as debt cancellation and fighting illicit financial flows and tax evasion.
Recognizes the duty to issue reparations for historical harms, including slavery, colonialism, and disproportionate climate change responsibility.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HRES_629
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Process start date: 2025-08-01