# 119-hr-6765: Safe Passages Act of 2025

119-hr-6765, Safe Passages Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6765
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Passages Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More global help for mothers and babies: mixed, medium. 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 G…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6765 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6765)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7352)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6765 (as of 2026-04-21).