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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 2025
Uncovering UNRWA’s Terrorist Crimes Act
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 (1) the total U.S. funding to UNRWA from FY2020 through FY2024, and (2) how such funds were spent.
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Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] · R–TX
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-12 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would prohibit direct and indirect federal funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). It would also require the Secretary of State to report to Congress on U.S. funding provided to that agency during fiscal years 2020–2024 and how those funds were spent. These are proposed requirements, not evidence of enacted law.
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.
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 Palestine 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.
The Secretary of State would have to submit the report to Congress within 90 days after enactment. It must identify total U.S. funding to UNRWA for fiscal years 2020–2024, break those amounts down by calendar month within those fiscal years, and describe how the funds were spent.
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 Palestine 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.
The federal funding prohibition would begin on the date of enactment and cover funding provided to UNRWA both directly and indirectly. Section 3 states no exception or expiration date.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated May 28, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 12, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-05-28T14:22:22Z. 2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-02-12: Introduced in House
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