To continue the pause on disbursements and new financing commitments to the Government of Burma.
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Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsors: Ms. De La Cruz and Mr. Kennedy of …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself and Mrs. Kim) introduced …
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
No New Burma Funds Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the U.S. to continue blocking World Bank funds to Burma (Myanmar) following the 2021 military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government. The Treasury Secretary must direct the U.S. representative at the World Bank to vote against any new financing or disbursements to the Burmese junta.
Who Benefits and How
Democracy advocates and human rights organizations benefit from continued U.S. pressure on the military regime. The bipartisan coalition supporting this bill (with both Republican and Democratic sponsors) reflects broad agreement that the military government should not receive international development financing while it suppresses democratic movements.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Burmese military government loses access to World Bank development funds. However, the Burmese population also suffers reduced access to development projects that could improve infrastructure, healthcare, or education—though the intent is to pressure the regime rather than harm civilians. Treasury faces a minor administrative burden in coordinating U.S. voting positions.
Key Provisions
- Requires Secretary of Treasury to direct U.S. World Bank representative to block Burma financing
- Continues the pause on disbursements and new commitments initiated after the 2021 coup
- Includes national interest exception allowing Treasury to change course if circumstances warrant
- Notable change from introduced version: "public interest" changed to "national interest" in committee
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank to continue blocking disbursements and new financing to the military government of Burma (Myanmar) following the 2021 coup.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Maintain economic pressure on Burmese military junta by blocking World Bank funding"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Burmese democracy advocates
- Human rights organizations
Likely Burden Bearers
- Burmese military government
- Burmese population (reduced development funding)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "us_executive_director"
- → United States Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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