SECURE Health Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a federal governance framework to _strengthen the global health workforce_ by requiring a five-year strategy, designated leadership, interagency coordination, and regular reporting. It focuses on coordinated, sustainable investments and protections for frontline health workers.
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- Frontline health workers: Would prioritize protections and sustainability measures for workers who face violence and risk, noting more than 14,000 attacks on health facilities and about 2,800 health workers killed since 2020.
- U.S. health system and clinicians trained abroad: Would address workforce planning in a system where about 1 in 5 active physicians and 1 in 6 nurses were educated abroad, aiming to better integrate foreign-educated professionals into workforce strategies.
- Global health and humanitarian response: Would align U.S. policy with global needs, including places where 300 million people across 72 countries required humanitarian assistance in 2024, and reflects findings that health investments can yield large economic returns.
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New U.S. plan for global health workers
This bill would require the President to appoint a Global Health Workforce Coordinator in the State Department. It would create a task force in the National Security Council to coordinate health investments across agencies. The President would also make a five-year strategy listing U.S. spending on the global health workforce and setting measurable goals. Heads of federal agencies using health or humanitarian aid would need policies that match that strategy and update them regularly. U.S. investments in health worker pay would need host organization contributions. They would also need plans to transition salaries to domestic funding. This would start upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Roll Call Votes
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