Taxpayer Protection and Somalia Accountability Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8334 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8334 To provide for the suspension of bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance to the Government of Somalia, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the suspension of bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance to the Government of Somalia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Protection and Somalia Accountability Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the President should direct the heads of appropriate Federal agencies to restrict, prevent, or stop the transfer of all remittances from individuals or entities in the United States to individuals or entities in the Federal Republic of Somalia until such time as the President determines-- (A) funds remitted are not United States funds disbursed through Federal, State, or local government support programs; (B) the sender of the funds remitted is not receiving financial or other support through a Federal, State, or local program; (C) the funds remitted to persons in Somalia are not being transferred to officials within the national Government of Somalia; and (D) the funds