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Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] · 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 · 2025-03-03 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 federal contributions to three named United Nations organizations: the International Organization for Migration, the High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. It would also require a study of federal funding for those organizations, an assessment of amounts they should repay, and an audit of the State Department’s Refugee Travel Loan Program. Congress would receive the results within 180 days after enactment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Government may not make a contribution to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
(D) assess and specify the amount of funds IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA should repay to the United States Government; and (2) an audit of the Department of State’s Refugee Travel Loan Program.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results of the study and audit required by subsection (a).
The proposed contribution ban would apply to the federal government even if another law otherwise allowed a contribution. The prohibition contains no express exceptions or end date.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Government may not make a contribution to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
The Comptroller General would have to identify all federal assistance programs providing grants or loans to the three organizations. The study would also list all nongovernmental organizations that received funding under those programs.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct— (1) a study to— (A) identify all Federal assistance programs that provide funds in the form of grants or loans to the United Nations IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA, including a list of all nongovernmental organizations that received funding under such programs;
For each federal fiscal year—a government budget year—from 2021 through 2025, the study would identify total funding provided to the three organizations and amounts provided under each identified program. It would also identify each program’s funding restrictions.
(B) for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, identify the total amount of funds provided to IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA, including the amount provided under each Federal assistance program identified under paragraph (1); (C) identify any restrictions under each Federal assistance program identified under paragraph (1) regarding such funding;
The study would assess and specify how much the three organizations should repay the United States. This directs an assessment; it does not itself order repayment or establish an amount owed.
(D) assess and specify the amount of funds IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA should repay to the United States Government;
The Comptroller General would also have to audit the Department of State’s Refugee Travel Loan Program.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct—
(2) an audit of the Department of State’s Refugee Travel Loan Program.
The Comptroller General would have to submit the study and audit results to Congress within 180 days after enactment. That deadline would run from enactment, not introduction.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results of the study and audit required by subsection (a).
The supplied action snapshot, updated September 2, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 3, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-02T21:58:50Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House
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