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Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act
To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.
Summary
This bill would nullify three Department of State rules issued on January 27, 2026 that addressed life protection, equity ideology, and gender ideology in foreign assistance. The measure prohibits federal agencies from implementing, enforcing, or administering these rules, and prevents them from proposing any successor or substantially similar rules. The nullified rules would be retroactively treated as if they had never taken effect.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
26 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Apr 29, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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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