This bill aims to significantly restrict the use of United States nonmilitary foreign assistance by imposing new conditions on recipient organizations. It prohibits funding to foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations that engage in or promote specific activities related to abortion, gender ideology, or discriminatory equity ideology. These restrictions apply broadly across various nonmilitary aid programs, including global health, humanitarian assistance, and civil society initiatives. Regarding abortion, the bill prevents foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations from providing or promoting abortion services, or financially supporting others who do, outside the United States. For United States nongovernmental organizations , it mandates that they do not provide abortion outside the U.S. and ensure physical and financial separation of their foreign assistance-funded programs from any abortion provision or promotion. Similarly, for gender ideology , foreign entities are barred from promoting it, while U.S. organizations must not provide or promote sex-rejecting procedures or social transitions outside the U.S. and must separate funded activities from gender ideology promotion. The legislation also prohibits foreign organizations from promoting discriminatory equity ideology or engaging in unlawful DEI-related discrimination , and requires U.S. organizations to separate these activities from funded programs. The bill provides extensive definitions for these terms, including "abortion" (with exceptions for life-saving procedures and ectopic pregnancies), "gender ideology" (defined as replacing biological sex with self-proclaimed gender identity), and "discriminatory equity ideology" (treating individuals as group members and minimizing merit). It also defines "sex-rejecting procedures" and "social transition" as activities aimed at aligning physical appearance or identity with a gender differing from biological sex. A waiver provision allows the Secretary of State to bypass these restrictions in cases of national security or foreign policy interest, provided the affected partner is the sole service provider, the waiver is narrowly tailored, and the partner has made good faith efforts to comply. Importantly, the bill includes a rule of construction stating that its provisions affecting U.S. nongovernmental organizations must be consistent with the First Amendment and not restrict their freedoms of speech or association when using non-Federal funds outside the scope of foreign assistance.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
International Affairs
Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act
USA119th CongressS-4873| Senate
| Updated: 6/23/2026
This bill aims to significantly restrict the use of United States nonmilitary foreign assistance by imposing new conditions on recipient organizations. It prohibits funding to foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations that engage in or promote specific activities related to abortion, gender ideology, or discriminatory equity ideology. These restrictions apply broadly across various nonmilitary aid programs, including global health, humanitarian assistance, and civil society initiatives. Regarding abortion, the bill prevents foreign nongovernmental organizations and international organizations from providing or promoting abortion services, or financially supporting others who do, outside the United States. For United States nongovernmental organizations , it mandates that they do not provide abortion outside the U.S. and ensure physical and financial separation of their foreign assistance-funded programs from any abortion provision or promotion. Similarly, for gender ideology , foreign entities are barred from promoting it, while U.S. organizations must not provide or promote sex-rejecting procedures or social transitions outside the U.S. and must separate funded activities from gender ideology promotion. The legislation also prohibits foreign organizations from promoting discriminatory equity ideology or engaging in unlawful DEI-related discrimination , and requires U.S. organizations to separate these activities from funded programs. The bill provides extensive definitions for these terms, including "abortion" (with exceptions for life-saving procedures and ectopic pregnancies), "gender ideology" (defined as replacing biological sex with self-proclaimed gender identity), and "discriminatory equity ideology" (treating individuals as group members and minimizing merit). It also defines "sex-rejecting procedures" and "social transition" as activities aimed at aligning physical appearance or identity with a gender differing from biological sex. A waiver provision allows the Secretary of State to bypass these restrictions in cases of national security or foreign policy interest, provided the affected partner is the sole service provider, the waiver is narrowly tailored, and the partner has made good faith efforts to comply. Importantly, the bill includes a rule of construction stating that its provisions affecting U.S. nongovernmental organizations must be consistent with the First Amendment and not restrict their freedoms of speech or association when using non-Federal funds outside the scope of foreign assistance.