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No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1153| Senate 
| Updated: 3/26/2025
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (6)
Rick Scott (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)James C. Justice (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025" proposes to amend the Special Drawing Rights Act, establishing new limitations on the United States' participation in financial allocations through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Under this bill, the President or any U.S. agency would be prohibited from voting to allocate Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to an IMF member country if that country's government has committed genocide within the last decade. Additionally, the prohibition applies if the country is designated by the Secretary of State as a state sponsor of terrorism , referencing existing U.S. legal definitions. This restriction is designed to prevent U.S. support for financial aid to regimes involved in severe human rights violations or international terrorism. However, the prohibition can be waived if Congress by law authorizes the allocation, ensuring legislative oversight over such decisions.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2109
No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3057
No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2023
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2109
    No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3057
    No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2023


  • March 26, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1153| Senate 
| Updated: 3/26/2025
The "No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025" proposes to amend the Special Drawing Rights Act, establishing new limitations on the United States' participation in financial allocations through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Under this bill, the President or any U.S. agency would be prohibited from voting to allocate Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to an IMF member country if that country's government has committed genocide within the last decade. Additionally, the prohibition applies if the country is designated by the Secretary of State as a state sponsor of terrorism , referencing existing U.S. legal definitions. This restriction is designed to prevent U.S. support for financial aid to regimes involved in severe human rights violations or international terrorism. However, the prohibition can be waived if Congress by law authorizes the allocation, ensuring legislative oversight over such decisions.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2109
No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3057
No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2023
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2109
    No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3057
    No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2023


  • March 26, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (6)
Rick Scott (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)James C. Justice (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted