S3748-119

In Committee

Terminate Unaccountable Spending, Abuse, Deception, and Fraud Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill terminates the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independent federal agency established in 1980 that provides seed funding, technical assistance, and capacity building support to grassroots organizations and enterprises in underserved African communities.

Who Benefits and How

  • U.S. taxpayers: May see reduced federal spending on foreign development assistance programs
  • Advocates for reduced government: Achieves elimination of a federal agency and its associated bureaucracy

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • African development organizations: Lose access to USADF grants and technical assistance that supported community-based development projects
  • USADF employees: Face job losses with the termination of the agency
  • African entrepreneurs and farmers: Lose a funding source specifically designed to support grassroots economic development

Key Provisions

  • Terminates the United States African Development Foundation as an independent agency
  • Eliminates federal funding and programs administered by USADF
  • Ends grants and technical assistance to African community-based organizations

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Terminates the United States African Development Foundation, eliminating this independent agency that provides grants and loans for development projects in Africa.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Affairs, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

Terminates the United States African Development Foundation, eliminating this independent agency that provides grants and loans for development projects in Africa.

Policy Domains

Foreign Affairs Government Operations

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 29, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 29, 2026

Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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