H.R. 4516
119th Congress
House
Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of State to ensure that commodities procured for the purpose of foreign assistance are made available to intended beneficiaries before… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To require the Secretary of State to ensure that commodities procured for the purpose of foreign assistance are made available to intended beneficiaries before such commodities expire, and for other purposes.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign aid and international relief
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
25
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
- OXFAM AMERICA, INC.
- CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
- POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
- White House Office
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Cosponsors
41
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Dexter, Maxine
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Levin, Mike
D
Bell, Wesley
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Craig, Angie
D
Horsford, Steven
D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Titus, Dina
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Carson, André
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Smith, Adam
D
Pettersen, Brittany
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
D
Olszewski, Johnny
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
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Jayapal, Pramila
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McBride, Sarah
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Dean, Madeleine
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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McGovern, James P.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Amo, Gabe
D
Frankel, Lois
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Jacobs, Sara
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Meng, Grace
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Williams, Nikema
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4516: Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4516/
"H.R. 4516: Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4516/.
H.R. 4516, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4516/.
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