WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today reintroduced the Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act to establish a Special Inspector General (IG) for Ukraine. The Special IG would oversee the humanitarian, economic and security assistance funding that the U.S. Congress has provided to the country, and make sure that the funds are appropriately spent.

“America’s military and economic aid to Ukraine isn’t charity—and it can’t go to waste. My bill would help President Trump appoint a Special Inspector General to shine a light on how Americans’ tax dollars have been spent since the war began,” said Kennedy.

Kennedy’s bill would equip the Special IG for Ukraine with $20 million from the money that Congress has already provided in Ukraine aid. That $20 million represents less than 0.01% of the $175 billion in supplemental aid that has been set aside for Ukraine. 

In order to prevent an indefinite expanse of the federal bureaucracy, the bill also includes a termination clause that would end the Special IG role once U.S. taxpayer spending for Ukraine drops below $250 million per year. 

In 2023, Kennedy introduced the Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act.

The text of the bill is available here.