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Official title: To ensure sufficient food assistance for the civilian population of Gaza.
Introduced February 12, 2026 by Maxine Waters · Last progress February 12, 2026
The bill increases transparency and congressional oversight of U.S.-linked food aid and guarantees meals for children, but those same reporting and coordination requirements could burden implementers, risk sensitive disclosures, and slow or constrain humanitarian deliveries.
Taxpayers and the public would get a required 30-day public report on food aid quantities, numbers served, donors, and distribution methods, increasing transparency and accountability for how U.S.-linked food assistance is used.
Congress (and thus taxpayers) would receive prompt notification when assistance is denied, diverted, or misused, enabling faster oversight and potential corrective action.
Children in Gaza would be ensured at least three nutritious meals daily, reducing hunger and malnutrition among minors served by the program.
Humanitarian recipients on the ground could face slower or constrained deliveries because tight oversight and coordination requirements (including coordination with other actors) may delay rapid aid distribution.
Public reporting requirements risk disclosing sensitive operational details or donor identities, which could deter donors, compromise confidentiality, or complicate safe and effective aid delivery.
The State Department would face an administrative burden to design, coordinate, and implement the required oversight and reporting within 30 days, diverting staff time and resources from other work.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the State Department to certify oversight procedures and report publicly that food assistance reaches Gaza civilians meeting specified meal targets and to notify Congress of denials or diversions.
Requires the Secretary of State to certify to Congress that the Department of State has established and is using oversight policies and procedures—developed with UN agencies, donors, international NGOs, the Government of Israel, and Palestinian representatives as appropriate—to ensure sufficient food assistance reaches Gaza civilians so children receive at least three nutritious meals daily and other civilians at least two. The Secretary must also provide a written description of those oversight policies and the role of the Government of Israel, publish a public report on quantities distributed and recipients within 30 days of certification, and promptly notify Congress of any denial, diversion, or misuse of assistance with specified incident details. The law focuses on monitoring and transparency for food assistance flowing to Gaza, including coordination expectations with international partners and reporting requirements for the State Department to Congress and the public; it does not itself appropriate funds or create new benefit programs.