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H.R. 764
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 764, the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Lois Frankel (D) with 138 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Record
Text
H.R. 764 has 138 co-sponsors.
hb764/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 764 IH: Global Health, Empowerment and Rights ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-01-28text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 764 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2025 Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Bera , Ms. Meng , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Amo , Ms. Ansari , Ms. Balint , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Carson , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Case , Mr. Casten , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Chu , Mr. Cisneros , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Costa , Ms. Craig , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Crow , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. DeGette , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Dexter , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Foster , Ms. Friedman , Mr. Frost , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Gray , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Himes , Ms. Houlahan , Mr. Ivey , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Magaziner , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McBride , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Ms. McClellan , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Morrison , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Omar , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Quigley , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Randall , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Ross , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Simon , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Stanton , Ms. Stevens , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Subramanyam , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mrs. Trahan , Ms. Underwood , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Waters , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Williams of Georgia , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILLTo prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act .2.Assistance for foreign nongovernmental organizations under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ), foreign nongovernmental organizations—(1)shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services, including counseling and referral services, provided by such organizations with non-United States Government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided; and(2)shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-United States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to United States nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.
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- Introduced2025-01-28
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025
hb764/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (01/28/2025)
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
This bill establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services (including counseling and referral services) using non-U.S. government funds if the medical services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided. Such foreign organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to their use of non-U.S. funds for advocacy or lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving such assistance.
Sponsors
Rep. Lois Frankel (D) sponsors H.R. 764, and 138 members have co-sponsored it, 115 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–FL-22 · Sponsor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–RI-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–AZ-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VT-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-44 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–OR-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-26 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 764 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.
Actions
H.R. 764 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 28, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jan 28, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee |
Votes
H.R. 764 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 764.
Titles
H.R. 764 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act — Display Title
- Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
10 clients hired 10 firms and 38 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 764 in 29 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Foreign Relations, Budget/Appropriations, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Health Issues, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Immigration, Defense.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | — | New York | 1 | 6 | — |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
| CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | — | New York | 1 | 2 | — |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC | International and domestic Human rights Advocacy | New York | 1 | 1 | — |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
| GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 38.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEX LEHMAN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| CRAIG LASHER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DARCY HIRSH | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| ELIZABETH CULLEN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JODY RABHAN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| LAUREN KATZ | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SAMANTHA GURSKY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TALYA STEINBERG | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| GEORGEANNE USOVA | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| CAITLIN HORRIGAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| CHRISTINA KRYSINSKI | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| HELENA HERNANDEZ | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| RACHEL CLEMENT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NINA SERRIANNE | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| SARA OUTTERSON | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| VANDANA RANJAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AMY FISCHER | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AMY FRIEDRICH-KARNIK | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ANNA BERNSTEIN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CAROLYN NASH | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS | 2025 first_quarter | $660K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $653K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $176K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | 2025 first_quarter | $150K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2025 first_quarter | $109.5K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $94K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | 2025 first_quarter | $90K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $60K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $60K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $60K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2025 third_quarter | $60K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2025 second_quarter | $60K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. | 2025 first_quarter | $60K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | 2025 third_quarter | $50K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC | AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC. | 2025 third_quarter | $40K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL | POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL | 2026 second_quarter | $20K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL | POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL | 2026 first_quarter | $20K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | 2026 second_quarter | $10K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | 2026 first_quarter | $10K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | 2025 fourth_quarter | $10K | 4th Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 764 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 764’s is International Affairs.
hr764/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 764, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida:H.R. 764.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H406]
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