# 119-s-1888: United States Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2025

119-s-1888, United States Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1888
- Congress: 119
- Title: United States Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

This bill would establish the United States Foundation for International Food Security, a private nonprofit that would **accelerate locally led agricultural investment** and scale financing, technology, and research to boost yields and improve nutrition. It ties project funding to measurable outcomes and aligns activities with U.S. foreign policy and national security goals. - Farmers and local partners: The Foundation would fund inputs, irrigation, storage, processing, applied research, and technology to raise productivity and nutrition. It must favor locally based partners and require independently verified outcomes. - Host governments and investors: Projects are expected to secure cost sharing and co-financing from non-Federal sources and may use grants, equity investments, project finance, or concessional loans to leverage private capital and sustain results. - U.S. institutions and accountability: A bipartisan voting Board of up to 15 Directors would govern the Foundation, staff would not be federal employees, and the law would require independent evaluations, annual audited reports, corruption risk mitigation, and prohibitions on dealings with sanctioned or terrorism-linked entities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No funding for sanctioned governments: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would bar the Foundation from supporting any government that the Secretary of State finds repeatedly supported international terrorism or committed gross human rights violations. The Foundation also could not deal with people on U.S. sanctions lists, unless the Secretary of Sta…
- New international food foundation rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would create a private, tax-exempt United States Foundation for International Food Security in Washington, D.C. The Foundation would not be a federal agency and the U.S. would not be liable for its debts. The Board would have no more than 15 voting directors, require bipartisan…
- Foundation funding and project rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of State award annual grants from State Department funds to the Foundation, if Congress provides money. Grants should, when practical, be matched by non-U.S. sources. The Foundation could hold federal funds pending use and spend interest earned, but fede…

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- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

## Sources
- [119-s-1888 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1888)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1532)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1888 (as of 2025-12-21).