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Grace Meng (D-NY)

Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act

H.R. 8582 · House bill International Affairs

A Democratic bill with 187 Democratic cosponsors · See all 187 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

H.R. 8582 is called the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act. The bill aims to nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance. It states that specific final rules will have no force or effect. The legislation prohibits federal departments and agencies from implementing, administering, or enforcing these rules. Furthermore, the final rules must be treated as though they had never taken effect. The rules targeted by the bill are related to protecting life, combating discriminatory equity ideology, and combating gender ideology in foreign assistance.

Yes· 3 of 11

  • Scored +8

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    Directly nullifies rules aimed at combating 'Gender Ideology' in foreign aid.

  • Scored +7

    Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?

    Nullifies rules specifically designed to combat 'Gender Ideology' in foreign assistance, restoring support for LGBTQ+ initiatives.

  • Scored +7

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    Nullifies rules combating 'Discriminatory Equity Ideology,' allowing equity-focused foreign assistance to resume.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.