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H.R. 7649119th CongressIn markupLatest action Mar 26, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Humanitarian Theft Enforcement Act
Introduced:
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The Humanitarian Theft Enforcement Act would hold foreign individuals or groups financially liable for stealing or destroying U.S.-funded aid.
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This bill lets the State Department determine when a foreign person or organization diverted or destroyed U.S.-funded humanitarian aid, including aid distributed through groups like the UN. That party would then owe the U.S. government money equal to the value lost, which the Secretary of State would try to recover.
Foreign governments, organizations, militias, or individuals accused of stealing or destroying U.S.-funded aid abroad. Also affects the State Department and other federal agencies that track and respond to aid theft.
The bill creates a formal financial accountability mechanism for aid diversion, but gives the Secretary of State discretion to waive liability if deemed in the "national interest," meaning enforcement would not be automatic in every case.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 1.