# 119-s-250: Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act

119-s-250, Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-250
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks U.S. foreign assistance to organizations that perform, promote, or financially support abortions abroad.** This bill would codify the rules of the Mexico City Policy and broaden them so funding rules apply consistently across administrations. - Foreign organizations: It would bar Federal funds and goods financed with those funds for foreign nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, foreign multilateral organizations, and foreign quasi‑autonomous NGOs that perform or promote abortions, provide referrals, counseling, lobbying, or training, develop items intended to procure abortions, or fund entities that do those activities. - Domestic organizations: It would prohibit Federal funding to U.S. nonprofits or nongovernmental organizations that perform abortions, furnish or develop items intended to procure abortions, carry out abortion promotion or referrals within any federally funded program, fail to maintain full physical and financial separation from abortion activities including co‑locating, or provide financial support to entities that do those activities. - Scope and mechanics: The restrictions apply to purposes outside the United States, including territories and possessions, and cover transfers of Federal funds and goods financed with Federal funds. The text seeks to codify and expand the Mexico City Policy to reduce inter‑administration inconsistency.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban U.S. foreign aid to abortion groups: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would bar U.S. Federal funds for activities outside the United States from going to certain domestic and foreign nonprofits, NGOs, multilateral, and quasi-governmental groups that perform or promote abortions. It would also bar funds to groups that furnish or develop items int…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-250 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/250)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-250 (as of 2026-04-21).