S. 491
119th Congress
Senate
Foreign Assistance Accountability and Oversight Act
Official title: A bill to establish the position of Director of Foreign Assistance in the Department of State, and for other purposes.
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To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
21
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Padilla, Alex
D
Peters, Gary C.
D
Rosen, Jacky
D
Smith, Tina
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Coons, Christopher A.
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Durbin, Richard J.
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Murray, Patty
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Schatz, Brian
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Welch, Peter
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 491: Foreign Assistance Accountability and Oversight Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-491/
"S. 491: Foreign Assistance Accountability and Oversight Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-491/.
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