A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Tuesday aimed at stopping the Trump administration from using government funds to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development, the sponsor of the bill told Reuters, in the latest push to halt the president"s moves to close the agency, writes Reuters.

The bill, which has not been reported before, also states that only an act of Congress can eliminate USAID as an independent agency and that any reform should be done in accordance with the law. Democrats have said President Donald Trump"s actions dismantling the agency are illegal.