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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

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

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4436 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4436 To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance. _______________________________________________________________________ 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). <all>

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