How to use this page: Here, you’ll find our legislative priorities for the 119th Congress (2025-2026). The first link under each issue contains a downloadable document that gives an overview of each bill. The other links will provide additional data, analysis and instructions on how to email Congress. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email [email protected].
Top Legislative Priorities
International Affairs Budget
The International Affairs Budget supports critical development and diplomacy programs globally. Programs funded by the International Affairs Budget create U.S. jobs by opening new markets to American businesses and protect national security by preventing conflicts. The International Affairs Budget is an investment that staffs U.S. embassies overseas, fights pandemic disease, provides emergency response after natural disasters, implements agriculture programs to promote stability and prevent hunger, saves millions of lives with HIV/AIDS medications and provides essential good governance assistance to emerging democracies.
The Problem: Work remains to address gaps in global funding, especially in light of serious global threats, such as the war in Ukraine and global competition with China. Now more than ever, it is vital that Congress prioritize international funding and provide relief to the world’s most vulnerable communities, in turn, protecting the health and security of all Americans.
- Business Leaders’ Support for Aid
- Military Leaders’ Support for Aid
- Faith-Based Leaders’ Support for Aid
- Spending in 2023
What to say when calling Congress: “Hello, I’m a Borgen Project supporter and I would like you to support the International Affairs Budget.”
The Issue: Globally, 690 million people are undernourished including women and children. More specifically, women and expectant mothers’ nutrition is unacceptably low in the most vulnerable countries due to various factors, such as limitations to food access and gender inequality. All the while, 1 in 5 children suffers from malnutrition. The Solution: In order to create lasting global change, it is essential to invest not only in education, health and economic empowerment, but to curb world hunger and malnutrition, especially for women and children. Improving women’s nutrition is imperative to ending malnutrition in all its forms. Providing these services and programs allows children the opportunity to contribute to their communities and become productive members of society in the future. Furthermore, for every $1 invested in global nutrition, there is an estimated $35 in economic return. The Issue: In 2018, more than 795 million people globally suffered from chronic hunger. Unfortunately, the economic impact of COVID-19, conflict and extreme weather events are driving even greater hunger in 2022. Today, 828 million people are going to bed hungry and over 34 million people in 14 countries are facing emergency or catastrophic levels of hunger. The Solution: The Global Food Security Reauthorization Act reauthorizes the Global Food Security Act and Feed the Future Initiative through Fiscal Year 2028. By sharing U.S. expertise in agriculture development and supporting programs that work in partnership with small farmers, progress continues in tackling hunger and malnutrition under the Feed the Future Initiative. This program helps families lift themselves out of poverty in order to access more nutritious food, education and proper healthcare.
Passed Legislation in the 117th Congress (2021-2022)
Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act
Passed! Great work!
Global Food Security Reauthorization Act
Passed! Great work!