S. 4436

119 S4436 IS: Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-29
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4436  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. Luján , 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act  .
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).