Stand with Israel Act

Bill: 118-s-5303
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2024-11-13
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5303 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2024 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Daines , Mr. Lee , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Schmitt , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Wicker , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Rubio , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Budd , Ms. Collins , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Thune , Mrs. Fischer , Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Moran , Mr. Boozman , and Mr. Marshall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stand with Israel Act . 2. Prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 13. Prohibition on contributions to the United Nations relating to discrimination against Israel No funds made available to the Department of State or any other Federal department or agency may be made available for contributions to the United Nations or any of its funds, programs, specialized agencies, or other related entities that expels, downgrades or suspends membership, or otherwise restricts the participation of Israel such that it may not participate fully and equivalently with other Member States of the United Nations or the respective fund, program, specialized agency, or other related entity. .