Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act This bill prohibits obligating or expending U.S. funds in Gaza unless the President makes certain certifications. Specifically, it prohibits such expenditures unless the President certifies that the funds will not benefit Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, other foreign terrorist organizations, or their members. The bill also prohibits obligating or expending funds in Gaza through any United Nations entity or office unless the President certifies that the entity or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or propaganda.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Arab-Israeli relationsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansReligionSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismUnited Nations
Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act
USA117th CongressS-1899| Senate
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act This bill prohibits obligating or expending U.S. funds in Gaza unless the President makes certain certifications. Specifically, it prohibits such expenditures unless the President certifies that the funds will not benefit Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, other foreign terrorist organizations, or their members. The bill also prohibits obligating or expending funds in Gaza through any United Nations entity or office unless the President certifies that the entity or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or propaganda.
Arab-Israeli relationsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansReligionSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismUnited Nations