Taxpayer Protection and Somalia Accountability Act of 2026

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 remitted to individuals or beneficiaries in Somalia are not being directed to or benefitting foreign terrorist organizations; and

(2) the President should direct the heads of appropriate Federal agencies to review all instances of reported or suspected acts of fraud, waste, or abuse in United States foreign assistance programs in Somalia in which such acts are suspected to have been carried out by officials of the national Government of Somalia or at their direction or for their benefit.