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119-hr-6765119th CongressWALLET

Safe Passages Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a Safe Passages Maternal and Child Health Program to reduce maternal and child deaths in low- and lower-middle-income countries. It would prioritize life-affirming interventions, faith-based and community partnerships, and training for local health workers from pre-conception through one year postpartum.

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  • Families and local providers: Would target the first 1,000 days and up to 1-year postpartum with programs to prevent, recognize, and manage leading causes of maternal and perinatal death and would fund training for midwives, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and community health workers.
  • Foreign assistance and program rules: Would amend foreign aid law to attach the program to the Global Health Programs account, prohibit abortion and abortion-related services within supported activities, and set a minimum annual appropriation floor of $400 million through fiscal year 2030.
  • Oversight and accountability: Would require biennial reports to Congress starting two years after enactment with quantitative measures such as trainings delivered, facility upgrades, revolving funds and co-investments, regional reach, and lives saved.

*Would require a minimum annual appropriation of $400 million from the Global Health Programs account through fiscal year 2030, increasing federal global health spending.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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More global help for mothers and babies

If enacted, the bill would create the Safe Passages Maternal and Child Health Program through fiscal year 2030. The Secretary of State would use faith-based and community partners and national health systems to train local providers. The bill would require at least $400 million each year from the Global Health Programs account through FY2030. Funds would support life-affirming trainings, obstetric and newborn emergency care, maternal nutrition, and care during the first 1,000 days. It would promote non-abortive fertility-awareness methods and encourage father involvement. The bill would bar use of these funds for abortion or abortion-related services. It would also require biennial reports to Congress starting two years after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

NJ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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