HR 5250 United States House · 119th Congress

To provide for the foreign assistance authority of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

HR 5250 establishes two new leadership roles within the Department of State to restructure foreign aid management. It creates an Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance to oversee alliances and policy direction for aid programs, and a Director of Foreign Assistance Oversight to coordinate strategy, budgeting, and interagency collaboration across all U.S. foreign aid efforts. The bill also mandates a new Office of Foreign Assistance Oversight to manage planning, funding allocation, performance tracking, and transparency for all foreign assistance programs. These changes aim to centralize oversight and improve coordination of U.S. foreign aid, affecting how the State Department and partner agencies administer assistance globally.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 10, 2025 Last action Sep 18, 2025
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Sep 18, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
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Sep 18, 2025
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Sep 10, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Sep 10, 2025
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Christopher H. Smith
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