S 1899 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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May 2021
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Introduced May 27, 2021 Last action May 27, 2021
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May 27, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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May 27, 2021
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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