HR 2439
Support UNFPA Funding Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Support UNFPA Funding Act, seeks to authorize U.S. contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It highlights UNFPA’s crucial role in addressing global health challenges like maternal mortality, unmet contraceptive needs, and gender-based violence, particularly in fragile and humanitarian settings. The bill aims to ensure continued U.S. support for UNFPA’s programs, aligning with U.S. foreign policy goals of global stability and women’s empowerment.
Key provisions
- Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 to UNFPA.
- Supports programs to end preventable maternal deaths.
- Supports programs to address unmet need for contraceptives and promote voluntary family planning.
- Supports programs to end gender-based violence.
- Supports programs to prevent harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation.
- Authorizes funding for UNFPA operations in areas affected by humanitarian crises.
- Reinforces the U.S. commitment to UNFPA’s core functions and programs.
- Aligns with U.S. strategic interests in global health and stability.
Who is affected
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Women and girls globally
- Developing countries
- Fragile and humanitarian settings
- U.S. taxpayers
Notable changes
- The bill specifically authorizes funding for UNFPA, building on existing support.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2439
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Support UNFPA Funding Act
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Congress finds the following:
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
UNFPA was founded with the bipartisan leadership of the United States and advances United States strategic interests to promote peace and stability overseas by working in more than 150 countries to end preventable maternal deaths, the unmet need for contraception, and gender-based violence and other harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child marriage.
The Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network, also known as MOPAN, of which the United States is a member, conducted a thorough evaluation of UNFPA’s organizational performance, effectiveness, and results. The evaluation, released in January 2025, concluded that UNFPA is a highly relevant and effective organization that is successfully delivering on its mandate. UNFPA has been an excellent steward and partner to the United States, ensuring that all United States financial contributions are kept in a segregated account and in compliance with United States legal restrictions. UNFPA does not fund abortion or promote abortion as a method of family planning. UNFPA opposes all forms of coercion and involuntary sterilization.
All UNFPA programming is guided by principles adopted by 179 governments, including the United States, at the 1994 International Conference for Population and Development. The principles include that reproductive health care programs should provide the widest range of services without any form of coercion. All couples and individuals have the basic right to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children and to have the information, education, and means to do so.
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UNFPA extends and supports the United States investment in global safety, stability, and security by reaching women and girls in politically unstable regions. UNFPA also plays a pivotal role in meeting protection and health care needs in countries experiencing complex humanitarian emergencies.
UNFPA ensures access to health care and essential supplies for women and families affected by humanitarian crises, including those arising from natural disasters, armed conflicts, and other emergencies.
The termination of funding for several UNFPA programs restricts UNFPA’s critical work, endangering lives across the world. Without reversal, UNFPA cannot continue addressing the needs of the following:
The nearly 800 women and adolescent girls who die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, most of which occur in developing countries and more than half of which occur in fragile and humanitarian settings.
The more than 226,000,000 women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries who want to avoid pregnancy and are not using a modern contraceptive method.
The estimated 1 in 3 women who experience gender-based violence.
The estimated 230,000,000 women who have survived some form of female genital mutilation.
The estimated 12,000,000 girls who are forcibly married before the age of 18 each year.
Voluntary family planning is central to global health, equality and women’s empowerment, and it is a key factor in poverty reduction, enabling individuals and families to make informed decisions about their reproductive health and economic well-being. Providing access to family planning reduces the need for abortion as it helps prevent unintended pregnancies.
In March 2025, thousands of Americans, representing all 50 States, expressed their support for the lifesaving work of UNFPA.
It is the policy of the United States as follows:
Improving the status of women around the world is a strategic priority for United States foreign policy and development efforts, contributing to global stability and economic growth.
The ability of individuals to freely determine whether, when, and with whom to have children, and to attain the highest standard of health, supports both human rights and sustainable development, fostering more stable and prosperous societies.
Access to voluntary contraception and reproductive health care is a cost-effective intervention that enhances women’s economic participation, reduces poverty, and strengthens communities—advancing United States strategic interests.
UNFPA is a key partner in advancing global health, stability, and economic development by improving the status of women and expanding access to voluntary family planning and reproductive health care.
UNFPA plays a vital role in ensuring that family planning and reproductive health programs are voluntary, rights-based, and aligned with international standards—helping to prevent instability and improve health outcomes in vulnerable regions.
Financial support for UNFPA aligns with United States interests by promoting global health, reducing maternal mortality, and fostering development in ways that contribute to more stable and self-sufficient nations. The United States Government remains committed to providing targeted, cost-effective funding to support these efforts.
Ending preventable maternal deaths.
Ending the unmet need for contraceptives and promoting a voluntary approach to family planning.
Ending gender-based violence.
Ending other harmful practices, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation.
Supporting United States national security and humanitarian efforts by operating in areas where medical infrastructure or services have been destroyed or limited by natural disasters, armed conflict, or other humanitarian emergencies.
Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.