# 119-hr-7641: Transparency in Foreign Assistance Act

119-hr-7641, Transparency in Foreign Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7641
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transparency in Foreign Assistance Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Detailed congressional notifications for supplemental foreign assistance**. This bill would create a one-year pilot requiring the Secretary of State to direct the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism to notify specified congressional committees when a foreign assistance program needs funds beyond existing law. - Congress: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations would receive these notifications to review program details. - State Department staff: The Secretary of State would have to direct the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism to compile and send the reports. - Programs and implementers: Each notification would include the program working name, countries, funding requested, whether it is new or a continuation, total life-of-program funding, expected and total performance periods, the implementing entity and its U.S. or international status, intended objectives, key activities, consultations with the chief of mission, and any significant under- or overspends or performance improvement plans.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7641 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7641)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7641 (as of 2026-09-12).