# 119-s-1340: Aid Accountability Act of 2025

119-s-1340, Aid Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1340
- Congress: 119
- Title: Aid Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New penalties for foreign aid violations: cost, high. 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, co…

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- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-3627: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1340 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1340)

## Related
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- [119-s-275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS)…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-275)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-3627: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3627)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1340 (as of 2025-12-21).