PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2025
This bill bars the use of federal funds to carry out any functions, duties, or responsibilities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The bill also (1) rescinds the unobligated balances of any funds made available to USAID prior to enactment, and (2) transfers any USAID assets or liabilities to the Department of State.
People & committees
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · R–FL
Legislative record
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-05 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would stop federal funding for the legally assigned functions of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator beginning when the bill became law. It would also cancel available funding not yet committed to an obligation and transfer the agency’s remaining assets and liabilities to the Secretary of State. These are proposed changes; the supplied record does not establish enactment.
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made available to carry out any of the functions, duties, or responsibilities assigned or delegated to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or any other provision of law.
The unobligated balance of each amount made available to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act is rescinded. Any other assets or liabilities of the Agency as of such day shall be transferred to the Secretary of State.
Starting on enactment, the bill would prohibit federal funding for any function, duty, or responsibility assigned or delegated to the USAID Administrator under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other law. The prohibition contains no express exception or end date.
(a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made available to carry out any of the functions, duties, or responsibilities assigned or delegated to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or any other provision of law.
The bill would cancel each remaining unobligated funding balance available to the USAID Administrator as measured on the day before enactment. Unobligated funds are funds not yet committed to a legal obligation.
The unobligated balance of each amount made available to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act is rescinded.
The bill would require transfer to the Secretary of State of the agency’s other assets and liabilities—its property and financial obligations—as they stood on the day before enactment. It does not specify a transfer deadline or detailed transition process.
The unobligated balance of each amount made available to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act is rescinded. Any other assets or liabilities of the Agency as of such day shall be transferred to the Secretary of State.
The supplied action snapshot, updated December 5, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the Foreign Affairs and Appropriations committees on February 5, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-05T22:50:26Z.
2025-02-05: Introduced in House
2025-02-05: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-05. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
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