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Bill · 119th Congress · S 2252
Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act
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Introduced 2025-07-10Topic: agriculture food · public health · governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill, as amended by the Senate committee, would require the Secretary of State to send Congress a yearly report on U.S. foreign aid products that were destroyed. These products include food, nutrition products, medicines, vaccines, and medical supplies provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Food for Peace Act. The first report would be due within one year of the law taking effect, and reports would continue each year through December 31, 2030. Each report would explain efforts made to prevent waste, why items could not reach the intended people, where they were meant to go, their value, and the cost of destroying them. The amended version removes the original text that would have directly limited the destruction of these items.
Sponsors
- Jeanne Shaheen Democrat sponsor
- 13 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 497. | |
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-07-27 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-06-17 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-07-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-07-10 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |