Bill · S.Res. 358· Senate(119-SRES-358)
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
- 7/31/2025
- Last activity
- 7/31/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5007)
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This Senate resolution honors the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by calling for a new 21st-century global health solidarity strategy. It urges the Federal Government to adopt actions that address the material needs of health systems in developing countries. The resolution emphasizes localizing investments through the "Five S's": staff, space, stuff, systems, and social support. It also seeks to increase annual global health spending to $125,000,000,000 to close financing gaps. Additionally, it calls for stopping economic harms to developing nations through debt cancellation and democratic institutional reform. Finally, it asserts the duty of the Federal Government to issue reparations for slavery, colonialism, and climate breakdown.
Yes· 3 of 16
Would children be better off under this?+10
The resolution specifically targets reducing child mortality and improving pediatric health services.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+10
The resolution focuses on meeting the material needs of the global poor through health and debt relief.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+10
The resolution seeks to increase global health spending to $125 billion to close the universal health coverage gap.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Strengthening Health Systems: By investing in the "Five S's"—staff, space, stuff, systems, and social support—the strategy aims to meet the material needs of health systems in developing countries (Section 1-A).
- Workforce Development: Supporting long-term training for medical schools and professionalizing community health worker programs can improve the quality of care and provide manageable workloads for health workers (Section 1-A-i).
- Access to Medical Technologies: Financing the research and development of new technologies, such as vaccines and diagnostics, and ensuring they are available as global public goods can help address neglected diseases of poverty (Section 1-B and Section 2-B-iv).
- Closing the Financing Gap: Increasing annual global health spending to $125,000,000,000 is intended to meet United Nations targets and close the essential universal health coverage financing gap (Section 2-A).
- Economic Relief for Developing Nations: Supporting debt cancellation initiatives and reducing tax avoidance can help provide the resources required for countries to provide health and social services (Section 3-A and Section 3-C).
- Empowerment through Governance: Democratizing global institutions like the World Bank and IMF would allow low- and middle-income countries to have greater decision-making power (Section 3-B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Economic Burdens: The resolution calls for a significant increase in annual global health spending to $125,000,000,000 (Section 2-A).
- Financial Obligations: The resolution calls for the issuance of reparations for slavery, colonialism, and climate breakdown (Section 4).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+10Good For Low Income Households+10Good For African Americans+9Good For Women+9
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+10Improves Pandemic Preparedness+8Increases Medicaid Funding+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+9Improves Racial Equity+9Improves Border Security+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Foreign Aid+10Improves International Alliances+6
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+8
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- 7/31/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5007)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts