Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7271

Congress orders GAO report on deaths tied to USAID stop-work order and shutdown

Evan Anzoo Memorial Act

about 2 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

Congress would require the Government Accountability Office to study the effects of a stop-work order, service cuts, and closure of USAID.
The report would estimate how many people died in 2025 because USAID-funded services ended, and how many more deaths could happen over the next 5 years.
The report must check whether certain named people died after losing access to USAID-supported care like HIV medicines, oxygen, and malaria treatment.
The report must also list any other known people found to have died due to the USAID shutdown and service disruptions.
GAO would give Congress an update within 180 days after the bill becomes law, and publish a final public report within 1 year.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)

Federal Employee

Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jan 27, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Soon after enactment

GAO begins information-gathering for the required report after the bill becomes law

The public should expect GAO to start requesting records and data to estimate deaths and review specific cases. This does not restart any stopped services by itself.