# 119-s-1685: No Funds for Forced Labor Act

119-s-1685, No Funds for Forced Labor Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1685
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Funds for Forced Labor Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Oppose IFI loans tied to forced labor.** This bill would require U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions (IFIs) to use their voice and vote to block projects that pose a significant risk of using forced labor and to demand project-specific vetting and mitigation, with special focus on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). - Workers and communities in XUAR would gain a layer of protection because the bill targets projects carried out by state-owned or heavily state-influenced entities in XUAR and defines forced labor to include convict and indentured labor under penal sanctions. - International financial institutions would have to provide, for each project, a clear explanation of how they vetted forced labor risks and what actions they will take to mitigate, track, and reverse those risks. - The U.S. Treasury would report to four congressional committees with a written implementation report not later than one year after enactment and then annually for five years, listing any IFI-approved projects with possible forced labor and U.S. efforts to persuade other countries to oppose them.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop international loans tied to forced labor: benefit, medium. This bill would tell the Treasury to oppose IFI loans that pose a significant risk of forced labor. It would define "forced labor" using the Tariff Act and say convict and indentured labor under penal sanctions count. It would require each international financial institution to give a project-level…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1685 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1685)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1685 (as of 2026-04-21).