# 119-hr-1196: Protect U.S. National Security Act

119-hr-1196, Protect U.S. National Security Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1196
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect U.S. National Security Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 66
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Preserve USAID's independence.** This bill would require that only an act of Congress can eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development's status as an independent establishment and would prohibit federal funds from being used to remove that status. - Keeps USAID as an independent agency and protects its role in U.S. soft power abroad. - Reaffirms congressional authority over any change in USAID's status and names the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee as the oversight points. - Requires the Secretary of State to certify compliance within 30 days and then annually for five years to the named committees. - Prohibits any federal funds, including those from the American Relief Act, 2025, from being used to eliminate, dismantle, or subsume USAID.

## Cosponsors (66)

- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect the foreign aid agency's independence: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would bar using any federal funds, including money from the American Relief Act, 2025 (Public Law 118-158) or any other appropriations, to remove the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from being an independent agency. It would confirm that current law…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1196 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1196)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1196 (as of 2025-12-21).