No New Burma Funds Act (IBRD Financing Pause)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-07-22 — Burma GAP Act: cross-connection with burma-gap-act: Both are 119th Congress measures aimed at conditioning U.S. engagement with Burma/Myanmar on accountability concerns. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-12-02 — No New Burma Funds Act: HR4423 (119th Congress) directs the U.S. Executive Director at the IBRD to advocate and vote for continuing the post-2021 pause on disbursements and new financing commitments to Burma, unless the Treasury Secretary determines such advocacy/vote is not in the U.S. national interest; codifies existing World Bank pause policy rather than establishing a new mechanism. (novelty: 2)