# 119-s-4873: Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act 119-s-4873, Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-08-07). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4873 - As of: 2026-08-07 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4873 - Congress: 119 - Title: Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-23 - Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC) - Cosponsors: 11 - Policy area: International Affairs - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-08-07 ## Summary **This bill would tighten rules on who can receive U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid and what activities those funds can support.** **Bans promotion or funding of abortion, gender ideology, and discriminatory equity ideology across global health, humanitarian, development, migration, and democracy programs.** - Foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations would have to agree during the award period not to provide or promote abortion, gender ideology, or discriminatory equity ideology outside the United States and not to fund others that do so. There are narrow medical exceptions for life‑threatening pregnancy conditions and ectopic pregnancy. - U.S. nongovernmental organizations would have to keep award-funded programs physically and financially separate from abortion-related activities and from promotion of gender ideology. They also must not provide or promote sex-rejecting procedures or social transitions outside the United States and must avoid unlawful DEI-related discrimination in funded programs. - The Secretary of State could require foreign governments and parastatals to agree not to use funds for these activities and to place awards into segregated accounts to prevent misuse. Subrecipients are bound by the same restrictions and the Secretary may grant narrow waivers for national security or sole-provider situations. ## Cosponsors (11) - Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Secretary may grant narrow waivers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of State waive any provision for national security or foreign policy reasons. The Secretary would have to certify four conditions to four named congressional committees: that the waiver is in national security or foreign policy interest, that the partner… - Limits on nearly all foreign aid: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would make these restrictions apply to all nonmilitary U.S. foreign aid. That includes global health, humanitarian, development, stabilization, civil society and democracy, migration and refugee aid, and voluntary contributions to international organizations. The same rules wou… - Rules for foreign governments and NGOs: cost, high. If enacted, foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations that get U.S. aid would have to agree not to promote discriminatory equity ideology or engage in unlawful DEI-related discrimination outside the United States during the award. They could not use U.S.-funded money to… - Defines abortion, gender, and equity ideology: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would add detailed definitions for terms like "abortion," "promote abortion," "gender ideology," "discriminatory equity ideology," "sex," "sex-rejecting procedure," and "social transition." Some definitions include narrow medical and religious exceptions and special carve-outs… - New limits and safeguards for U.S. NGOs: mixed, medium. If enacted, U.S. nongovernmental organizations that get U.S. foreign aid would need to avoid unlawful DEI-related discrimination outside the United States and not promote discriminatory equity ideology within any funded program during the award. They would have to keep award-funded programs physica… ## Related bills - 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 - 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act - 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act - 119-s-1630: MOMS Act - 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-4873 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4873) ## Related - [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296) - [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784) - [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752) - [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401) - [119-s-1630: MOMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1630) - [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4873 (as of 2026-08-07).