# 119-hr-8582: Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act

119-hr-8582, Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8582
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 187
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Nullifies three State Department rules on foreign assistance.** This bill would treat those final rules as though they never took effect and bar federal departments and agencies from implementing, administering, enforcing, or proposing those rules or any successor or substantially similar rules. - The specific final rules nullified are the Department of State's "Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance" (91 Fed. Reg. 3319, January 27, 2026), "Combating Discriminatory Equity Ideology in Foreign Assistance Rules" (91 Fed. Reg. 3345, January 27, 2026), and "Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance" (91 Fed. Reg. 3332, January 27, 2026).

## Cosponsors (187)

- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block State Department foreign aid rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would nullify three Department of State final rules from January 27, 2026: "Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance" (91 Fed. Reg. 3319), "Combating Discriminatory Equity Ideology in Foreign Assistance Rules" (91 Fed. Reg. 3345), and "Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assista…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8582 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8582)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8582 (as of 2026-10-21).