# 119-hr-4140: Burma GAP Act

119-hr-4140, Burma GAP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4140
- Congress: 119
- Title: Burma GAP Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protect Rohingya refugees and pursue accountability for genocide.** This bill creates a U.S. policy framework and programs to support Rohingya refugees and internally displaced people, advance transitional justice, and coordinate international pressure and humanitarian response to the Burma military junta. - Families and refugees: Directs U.S. protection and humanitarian support across camps and host communities, including food, nutrition, health care, shelter, water and sanitation, education, livelihoods, and measures to prevent trafficking and gender-based violence. - Civil society and survivors: Funds legal aid, monitoring, evidence preservation, witness protection, and establishes a reparative-justice fund to support prosecutions, compensation, and memorialization. - U.S. policy and regional partners: Creates a Special Representative to coordinate sanctions, diplomatic engagement, UN cooperation, and regional crisis response, and authorizes funding for FY2026–2030, including $5.0 million to the State Department and $4.0 million for open-source evidence work. *Authorizes new funding for FY2026–2030, including $5.0 million for State Department atrocity-investigation and transitional-justice support and $4.0 million for open-source evidence work, and would add targeted federal spending if appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual public reports on Burma atrocity response: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of State would submit a report within 180 days and then yearly for five years. The report would cover atrocity risks, U.S. actions, aid, evidence work, and justice efforts in Burma. It would include counts of Rohingya resettled in the United States and other countries in t…
- Funds and support for Burma genocide justice: benefit, low. If enacted, the government would fund justice and evidence work on atrocities in Burma. It would authorize $5 million each year for State Department investigations and witness protection. It would authorize $4 million each year for open‑source evidence capture and analysis. These sums would apply e…
- More aid and protection for Rohingya: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of State would expand aid and protection for Rohingya refugees and displaced people. Help would include food, health care, shelter, water, sanitation, and schooling. It would add legal help and services to prevent trafficking, forced marriage, and gender‑based violence. Th…
- Temporary U.S. Special Representative for Burma: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of State could appoint a Special Representative for Burma when no U.S. Ambassador is in place. A senior career diplomat would fill the role. The envoy would coordinate with allies, support sanctions efforts, and back humanitarian and accountability work. The role would con…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4140)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4140 (as of 2026-09-21).