Jayapal, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Advance Global Health Act to Streamline State Department Data Reporting

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the bipartisan Advance Global Health Act, a bill that consolidates many reports from the Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy into one comprehensive, searchable annual report. 

Currently, the U.S. Department of State is required to produce multiple overlapping reports from the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, often pulling the same data on different timelines throughout the year. That redundancy creates unnecessary administrative burden, slows down delivery, and makes it harder for Congress to fully evaluate the information in a timely way. Consolidating these requirements into one comprehensive, searchable annual report preserves the intent of this reporting and reduces duplication. 

“The State Department is pulling the same data over and over again to satisfy multiple reporting requirements and then often needing to submit them at different times to congressional committees. That’s just not an efficient use of time or resources. We have to simplify federal reporting processes so that Congress receives clear information we can actually review and act on. Strengthening oversight and accountability will both make foreign aid work smarter and harder,” said Congressman Lawler (NY-17). 

“I am proud to lead this bipartisan bill with my colleague Rep. Lawler to streamline global health reporting requirements. Before coming to Congress, I ran projects to advance global health and development, with an emphasis on programming that strengthened health and economic outcomes for women and girls. Diseases know no borders and consistent reporting from the administration on the status and outcomes of our global health investments, on a predictable basis, is crucial to ensure the success of this important work,” said Congresswoman Jayapal (WA-07).  

Full text of the bill can be found HERE.