This bill directs the Secretary of State to lead a comprehensive review of U.S.-Tanzania relations in response to Tanzania's disputed October 2025 elections, which Congress finds were marred by fraud, violence that killed hundreds of protesters, an internet shutdown, and the crackdown on opposition figures and religious groups. Within 90 days of enactment, the State Department must report on Tanzania's democratic trajectory, needed reforms, and its military and economic ties to China and Russia; within 180 days, it must identify Tanzanian officials responsible for human rights abuses, enabling the President to impose Global Magnitsky sanctions such as asset freezes and visa bans. The bill also blocks U.S. development finance, Export-Import Bank, and trade agency support for Tanzania, along with certain Millennium Challenge Corporation funding, until Tanzania certifies progress on electoral reform, releasing political prisoners, investigating election violence, and protecting press freedom, though humanitarian and democracy-related aid is exempted and the Secretary of State can waive restrictions if deemed in the national interest. This mainly affects Tanzanian government and security officials, U.S. agencies operating in Tanzania, and American businesses or investors with interests there. All provisions of the Act automatically expire five years after enactment.
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