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A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Agreed to in Senate
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense that
- the federal government should adopt a global health solidarity strategy to end medically unnecessary deaths and respond to the full burden of disease in poor countries;
- the federal government should use laws and diplomatic influence to stop ongoing economic harms to developing countries; and
- it is the duty of the federal government to issue reparations, including for slavery and colonialism.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jul 31, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5007)
- Jul 31, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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