Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-313
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2025-01-29
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the United States from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (UN) for assistance to Afghanistan until the Department of State certifies to Congress that (1) no U.S. funds are used in cash shipments by the UN to Afghanistan, and (2) terrorist organizations do not receive funds as a result of such cash shipments. If the State Department later determines such a certification is inaccurate, it must revoke the certification and notify Congress.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 313 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 29, 2025 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Cotton , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Cruz , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To restrict United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United Nations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act of 2025 . 2. Restriction on funding for United Nations (a) In general The United States may not make any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations for assistance in Afghanistan until the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) no United States funds are used in cash shipments by the United Nations into Afghanistan; (2) no specially designated global terrorist organization receives funds as a result of such cash shipments; and (3) no foreign terrorist organization receives funds as a result of such cash shipments. (b) Revocation If, after making a certification pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary determines that such certification is inaccurate, the Secretary shall— (1) revoke such certification; and (2) provide to the appropriate congressional committees— (A) a notification of such revocation; and (B) a detailed justification for such revocation. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Foreign terrorist organization The term foreign terrorist organization means an organization that has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). (3) Specially designated global terrorist organization The term specially designated global terrorist organization means an organization that has been designated as a specially designated global terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).