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S. 4436

Introduced

Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act

Sponsor
DJeanne Shaheen· New Hampshire
Introduced
April 29, 2026
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.April 29, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4436 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4436

To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 29, 2026

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. 
Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kim, Ms. 
Alsobrooks, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Kelly, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the 
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Human Rights and Public 
Health in Foreign Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. NULLIFYING CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--
(1) No force or effect.--The final rules described in 
subsection (b) and any successor or substantially similar rules 
shall have no force or effect.
(2) Prohibition.--No Federal department or agency may take 
any action--
(A) to implement, administer, or enforce the final 
rules described in subsection (b); or
(B) to propose, finalize, implement, administer, or 
enforce any successor or substantially similar rules or 
policies to the final rules described in subsection 
(b).
(3) Retroactivity.--The final rules described in subsection 
(b) shall be treated as though they had never taken effect.
(b) Final Rules Described.--The final rules described in this 
subsection are--
(1) the final rule submitted by the Department of State 
relating to ``Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance'' (91 Fed. 
Reg. 3319; January 27, 2026).
(2) the final rule submitted by the Department of State 
relating to ``Combating Discriminatory Equity Ideology in 
Foreign Assistance Rules'' (91 Fed. Reg. 3345; January 27, 
2026).
(3) the final rule submitted by the Department of State 
relating to ``Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance'' 
(91 Fed. Reg. 3332; January 27, 2026).
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