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| https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2023/11/fitzpatrick-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-sight-act | Fitzpatrick, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan SIGHT Act | 2023-11-15 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | House | PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | F000466 | fitzpatrick.house.gov | fitzpatrick | https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced theSupporting Innovative Global Health Technologies (SIGHT) Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill to empower the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost its research and development capabilities for health care technologies in low and middle income countries abroad. "The United States must remain a leader in health technology innovation at home and abroad," said Congressman Fitzpatrick. "Our bipartisan bill aims to address global health issues and provide further research and development in order to help save millions of lives on the world stage.” “We need stronger American investments to tackle the global health challenges of the 21st century,” said CongresswomanSalazar. “The SIGHT Act establishes a program dedicated to research at USAID, allowing us to better focus our energy on transformative tools that can save lives and drive down costs. I’m proud to co-lead this bipartisan bill to improve healthcare outcomes for the most vulnerable.” "COVID-19 laid bare that we must ensure populations at home and abroad have the resources to innovate rapidly, and that global health directly impacts economic stability and prosperity. As health emergencies continue to affect communities worldwide, it's important that we invest in organizations with a track record of successfully advancing global health. One great example is USAID," said Congresswoman Houlahan. "I am proud to introduce this bipartisan piece of legislation to support USAID, enabling them to advance cross-cutting research and development and respond quickly to emerging public health threats." “We applaud Reps. Fitzpatrick, Houlahan, and Salazar for recognizing both the need and the opportunity to elevate USAID’s role in global health R&D,”said Jamie Bay Nishi, executive director of the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC), which represents 45 nonprofit organizations, academic institutions and aligned business committed to advancing innovations that save lives worldwide.“R&D partnerships led by USAID have been instrumental in saving millions of lives around the world—while alsostimulating investmentsthat create jobs here in the United States. It’s good to see Congressional leaders committed to intensifying the agency’s impact by encouraging USAID to go beyond a disease-specific approach and embrace a disease-agnostic approach—to pursue R&D partnerships that address the biggest priorities in global health, whatever and wherever they may be.” The SIGHT Act is also endorsed by: 1. 3rd Stone Design 2. Advancing Synergy 3. American Academy of Pediatrics 4. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 5. AVAC 6. BEMPU Health 7. BIO Ventures for Global Health 8. Bugworks 9. Catalysts for Change 10. Center for Global Health Innovation 11. CEPI U.S. 12. Coalition for Health Research and Development 13. CORE Group 14. Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung 15. FIND 16. FREO2 Foundation 17. Global Health Council 18. Global Health Strategies 19. Global Health Technologies Coalition 20. Global Impact 21. Hemex Health 22. IAVI 23. Innovative Vector Control Consortium 24. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases 25. International Vaccine Institute 26. Makerere University School of Public Health 27. Management Sciences for Health 28. Mbarara University of Science and Technology 29. Medical IMPACT 30. Medicines for Malaria Venture 31. MRIGlobal 32. Pandemic Action Network 33. Panorama 34. PATH 35. Pathfinder International 36. Policy Cures Research 37. Population Council 38. Population Services International 39. Rice University Institute for Global Health Technologies Coalition 40. Sabin Vaccine Institute 41. Sightsavers 42. Sinapi Biomedical 43. Society for Children Orphaned by AIDS Inc. 44. South Africa Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition 45. Speak Up Africa 46. The BroadReach Group 47. The Task Force for Global Health 48. Treatment Action Group 49. Unlock Aid Coalition 50. White Ribbon Alliance Read the text of the billHERE. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |