HELP Commission Act

The HELP Commission Act would establish a temporary federal commission to conduct a comprehensive review of how the United States provides foreign aid and development assistance to other countries. The commission’s primary goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of current programs and identify ways to better coordinate with international organizations to ensure aid reaches the people who need it most.

For citizens, this bill aims to ensure that taxpayer-funded foreign assistance is used more efficiently by identifying which types of aid—such as education, infrastructure, or trade initiatives—produce the best long-term results. By establishing clear standards for when a country has successfully "graduated" from needing help, the act seeks to modernize the foreign aid process and improve the accountability of how U.S. resources are spent abroad.