S334-119

In Committee

American Values Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 30, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Foreign Aid and Science & Space.

Who Benefits and How

Pro-life advocacy organizations would be affected and Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid would take on compliance duties, International family planning NGOs providing abortion services could lose revenue opportunities, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Aid, Science & Space

Primary Purpose

The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act to permanently prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, biomedical research related to these procedures, lobbying on.

Policy Domains

Foreign Aid Science & Space

Section 2 - Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act

Identified Gains
  • Pro-life advocacy organizations
  • Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning
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Pro-life advocacy organizations:
Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning:
Identified Costs
  • International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid
  • International family planning NGOs providing abortion services
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • State Department foreign assistance programs
  • Peace Corps health programs
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Peace Corps health programs:
State Department foreign assistance programs:
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):
International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid:
International family planning NGOs providing abortion services:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 30, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scott …

Jan 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Nonprofits
5 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive -3 negative

International family planning NGOs providing abortion services, International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid, Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning

Positive-direction: Organizations focused solely on non-abortion family planning, Pro-life advocacy organizations

Negative-direction: International family planning NGOs providing abortion services, International family planning NGOs receiving U.S. foreign aid, Organizations providing comprehensive reproductive health services abroad

Government
3 mentions across 1 clause
-3 negative

Peace Corps health programs, State Department foreign assistance programs, U.S. Agency for International Development

Research & Science
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Biomedical researchers studying family planning methods

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Aid Science & Space
Actor Mappings
"the_president"
→ President of the United States

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available" §2

All federal funds allocated for Foreign Assistance Act and Peace Corps Act programs, subject to permanent restrictions on abortion and sterilization funding

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