118th Congress International Affairs
S. 489: Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Ted Budd R-NC
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Rick Scott.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.