Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

Bill: 117-s-1899
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-05-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations

Congressional oversight

Foreign aid and international relief

Gaza Strip

Israel

Middle East

Palestinians

Religion

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Terrorism

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits obligating or expending U.S. funds in Gaza unless the President makes certain certifications.</p> <p>Specifically, it prohibits such expenditures unless the President certifies that the funds will not benefit Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, other foreign terrorist organizations, or their members. The bill also prohibits obligating or expending funds in Gaza through any United Nations entity or office unless the President certifies that the entity or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or propaganda.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit any direct or indirect United States funding for the territory of Gaza unless certain conditions are met.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act . 2. Restriction on the expenditure for Federal funds in Gaza (a) In general No United States Government funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza until after the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that such funds can be expended without benefitting any organization or persons that is— (1) a member of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); or (2) controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any such foreign terrorist organization. (b) United Nations entities No United States Government funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza through any United Nations entity or office unless the President certifies to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) that such entity or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or propaganda.