H.R. 8582

Summary

H.R. 8582, the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 29, 2026 by Rep. Grace Meng (D) with 138 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 8582 has 138 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8582 IH: Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8582  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 29, 2026   Ms. Meng  (for herself,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ,  Ms. DeGette ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Ms. Jacobs , and  Mr. Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act  .
2.
Nullifying certain rules relating to foreign assistance
(a)
In general
(1)
No force or effect
The final rules described in subsection (b) and any successor or substantially similar rules shall have no force or effect.
(2)
Prohibition
No Federal department or agency may take any action—
(A)
to implement, administer, or enforce the final rules described in subsection (b); or
(B)
to propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any successor or substantially similar rules or policies to the final rules described in subsection (b).
(3)
Retroactivity
The final rules described in subsection (b) shall be treated as though they had never taken effect.
(b)
Final rules described
The final rules described in this subsection are—
(1)
the final rule submitted by the Department of State relating to  Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance  (91 Fed. Reg. 3319; January 27, 2026).
(2)
the final rule submitted by the Department of State relating to  Combating Discriminatory Equity Ideology in Foreign Assistance Rules  (91 Fed. Reg. 3345; January 27, 2026).
(3)
the final rule submitted by the Department of State relating to  Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance  (91 Fed. Reg. 3332; January 27, 2026).

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To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance.

Sponsors

Rep. Grace Meng (D) sponsors H.R. 8582, and 138 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Grace Meng

Rep. · D–NY-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 29, 2026

Diana DeGette

Rep. · D–CO-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026 · Original

Lois Frankel

Rep. · D–FL-22 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026 · Original

Sara Jacobs

Rep. · D–CA-51 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026 · Original

Pramila Jayapal

Rep. · D–WA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026 · Original

Gregory Meeks

Rep. · D–NY-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026 · Original

Gabe Amo

Rep. · D–RI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

Don Beyer

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

Ed Case

Rep. · D–HI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

Danny Davis

Rep. · D–IL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8582 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Referred To · Apr 29, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8582 has taken 2 actions since Apr 29, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8582 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 8582, as Identical bill.

S 4436Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance ActApr 29, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 8582 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act — Display Title
• To nullify certain rules related to foreign assistance. — Official Title as Introduced
• Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

8 clients hired 8 firms and 28 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8582 in 8 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Foreign Relations, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 28.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8582 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8582’s is International Affairs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8582, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MENG:H.R. 8582.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H3296]

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