Uncovering UNRWA’s Terrorist Crimes Act

Bill: 118-hr-7202
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Uncovering UNRWA’s Terrorist Crimes Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to provide funding, directly or indirectly, to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The bill also requires the Department of State to report to Congress on the total U.S. funding to UNRWA from FY2020 through FY2024.<br/></p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7202 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2024 Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Babin , Mr. Bost , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Nehls , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Pfluger , Mr. Norman , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Perry , Mr. Self , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Lawler , and Ms. Hageman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on funding provided by the United States to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uncovering UNRWA’s Terrorist Crimes Act . 2. Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) identifies the total amounts of funding provided by the United States to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) during fiscal years 2020 through 2024, including an identification of such amounts disaggregated by calendar month of such fiscal years; and (2) a description of how such funds were spent. 3. Prohibition Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be used to provide funding, directly or indirectly, to UNRWA.