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S3393119th Congress
Support UNFPA Funding Act
Sponsored By: Senator Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced
Summary
U.S. funding for the United Nations Population Fund tied to voluntary, rights-based family planning. This bill would authorize $74 million a year for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 to support UNFPA work on voluntary contraception, maternal health, ending gender-based violence, and emergency reproductive health services.
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- Women and families worldwide would gain increased support for voluntary contraception, maternal health care, and programs to prevent child marriage and female genital mutilation.
- People in crisis-affected areas would see more reproductive health and emergency services funded in disasters, conflicts, and humanitarian settings.
- U.S. policy and funding rules would allow UNFPA to receive funds notwithstanding other laws except for programs in China, include findings that UNFPA does not support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization, and authorize $74 million for each of FY2026 and FY2027 with those funds available until expended.
*Would increase federal spending by $74 million in each of FY2026 and FY2027 through authorized appropriations that remain available until expended.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Authorize $74M per year for UNFPA
If enacted, the bill would authorize $74 million for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support UNFPA programs. The money would be in addition to other funds and would remain available until spent. The bill would also allow UNFPA to receive U.S. funding notwithstanding other laws, but it would not authorize funding for UNFPA programs in China.
U.S. backing for voluntary family planning
If enacted, the bill would state U.S. policy that improving women's health worldwide is a strategic foreign policy priority. The bill would say individuals should be free to decide if and when to have children and that family planning must be voluntary and rights-based. It would also state Congress's finding that UNFPA does not support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization and affirm commitment to targeted, cost-effective funding for these aims.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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