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119-s-1340119th Congress

Aid Accountability Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create tough new accountability for misuse of U.S. foreign assistance by imposing disciplinary and financial penalties on people and groups that knowingly break rules. It focuses on job bans, repayment of misused funds, and a clear enforcement role for the Secretary of State.

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  • Federal employees would face three penalties if they knowingly violate the covered rules: termination, a ban on future federal employment, and repayment equal to the funds illegally used.
  • Grantees, subgrantees, contractors, or other recipients would be barred from receiving Federal funds after a finding of violation by the Secretary of State.
  • The Secretary of State would make the final determinations on violations and penalties, subject only to review by a federal court. The Secretary must report to Congress within 60 days about each final determination and those decisions are subject to the Congressional Review Act.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New penalties for foreign aid violations

This bill would give the Secretary of State final power to find violations of subsection 104(f). Federal employees who knowingly break the rule would be fired, barred from future federal jobs, and required to repay an amount equal to the funds illegally used for the violating activity. Grantees, contractors, subgrantees, and other recipients found to have violated the rule would be barred from receiving any Federal funds after the violation. The Secretary would have to report to Congress within 60 days about the violation, who was involved, and corrective steps. Final determinations would follow the Congressional Review Act and could be overturned only by a federal court.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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