Sen. Kelly: 'Congress controls the purse. That's not a suggestion. It's the Constitution.'

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Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly
Congress controls the purse. That's not a suggestion. It's the Constitution.

The Trump Administration moved $1.25 billion to his “Board of Peace” with no congressional authorization. I introduced the PEACE Act to put a stop to it.

U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D‑AZ) introduced the Prohibiting Expenditures for an Accountability‑Circumventing Entity (PEACE) Act in April 2026 to block what he says is an unauthorized $1.25 billion transfer from the U.S. federal budget to President Donald Trump’s newly created “Board of Peace” 2paragraphs+1.

Background

Kelly alleges that the Trump administration, without congressional authorization, moved funds from international disaster relief, peacekeeping operations, and international programs into the Board of Peace — a group he describes as an unaccountable international organization with Trump as chairman Sierra Sun Times+1. The Board was designated a “public international organization” in January 2026, allowing it to invoke the International Organizations Immunities Act to avoid normal federal oversight gomcgill.com+1.

Kelly claims the Board is being used for a “vanity project” rather than for legitimate peacebuilding, diverting taxpayer money meant for disaster relief and peacekeeping Sierra Sun Times+1.

Key Provisions of the PEACE Act

According to Kelly’s office and press releases, the bill would 2paragraphs+2:

Prohibit any federal funds from being appropriated or made available to the Board of Peace unless Congress passes a separate law authorizing it.

Strip the Board and its personnel of any privileges, exemptions, or immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act.

Require the administration to submit within 60 days a strategy for how already‑obligated funds will advance sustainable peace.
Direct the Secretary of State to report within 60 days on the Board’s progress toward achieving sustainable peace in Gaza.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mark-kelly-vows-to-strip-trumps-board-of-peace-personnel-of-all-privileges-exemptions-or-immunities/ar-AA20RNMZ

https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/77205-u-s-senator-mark-kelly-introduces-bill-to-block-unauthorized-funding-for-president-trump-s-board-of-peace-an-unaccountable-international-organization-with-trump-as-chairman-that-he-is-using-to-funnel-over-a-billion-dollars-in-american-taxpayer-money

https://gomcgill.com/mark-kelly-claims-1-25-billion-unauthorized-transfer-made-to-trumps-board-of-peace

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