Foreign Aid Accountability Bill

[MasterJedi]

Foreign Aid Accountability Bill


Section 1: Findings
1. The "Foreign Aid Reduction Aid Act" states in Clause 1 that the budget for foreign aid, which is defined as $7 billion, "...shall be used at the discretion of the State Department."
2. There is no way to find out how much aid goes to which countries on a consistent and regular basis.

Section 2: Requirement of Secretary of State
1. The Secretary of State shall be required, using the timetable given in Clause 2, to provide a report stating:
(a) Which countries are receiving foreign aid;
(b) How much aid is going to each country; and
(c) What sort of programs and/or activities receive funding.
2. This report shall be delivered once every four months: on the third week of January, May, and September.
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Sponsor: Sen. MasterJedi

[Yates]

I see no harm that could potentially arise from this bill.

[MasterJedi]

I see no harm that could potentially arise from this bill.

We also need to know where our foreign aid is going.

[Democratic Hawk]

Yes, we do need to know where, and to whom, our foreign aid is going

'Hawk'

[Yates]

I see no harm that could potentially arise from this bill.

We also need to know where our foreign aid is going.

Indeed.

[Q]

I hereby open the vote on final passage of this bill:

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Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

[MasterJedi]

Aye

[Democratic Hawk]

Aye

'Hawk'

[Bacon King]

Aye.

[Hatman 🍁]

Aye

[Peter]

Aye

[Gabu]

Aye.

[MasterJedi]

This bill has enough votes to pass. Senators now have 24 hours to change their votes.

[WMS]

Aye.

[CheeseWhiz]

Aye, ftr.

[Yates]

Aye.

[MasterJedi]

With 9 Ayes, 0 Nays and 0 Abstentions this bill has passed. I hereby present it to the President for his signiture.

[Ebowed]

Ebowed