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A bill to strengthen prohibitions regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1060| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
PLO Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 to authorize the President to waive for up to six months the prohibition against establishment or maintenance of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) offices, headquarters, premises, or other facilities within U.S. jurisdiction if the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinians have entered into a final negotiated peace agreement with, and have ceased hostilities against, Israel or that: the Palestinians have not, on or after January 1, 2017, obtained state standing in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; the Palestinians have officially ceased to be International Criminal Court (ICC) members and have withdrawn from the Rome Statute of the ICC; any ICC investigation against Israel initiated by, or on behalf of, the Palestinians has been withdrawn and terminated; the PLO and the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer provide financial awards, payments, salaries, or benefits to Palestinians who have committed terrorist attacks, their families, or the families of those who died committing acts of terrorism; and the PLO and the PA have ceased to engage in a pattern of incitement against the United States or Israel.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 18, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2390
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 18, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2390
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2390: To strengthen prohibitions regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.
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A bill to strengthen prohibitions regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1060| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2017
PLO Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 to authorize the President to waive for up to six months the prohibition against establishment or maintenance of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) offices, headquarters, premises, or other facilities within U.S. jurisdiction if the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinians have entered into a final negotiated peace agreement with, and have ceased hostilities against, Israel or that: the Palestinians have not, on or after January 1, 2017, obtained state standing in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; the Palestinians have officially ceased to be International Criminal Court (ICC) members and have withdrawn from the Rome Statute of the ICC; any ICC investigation against Israel initiated by, or on behalf of, the Palestinians has been withdrawn and terminated; the PLO and the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer provide financial awards, payments, salaries, or benefits to Palestinians who have committed terrorist attacks, their families, or the families of those who died committing acts of terrorism; and the PLO and the PA have ceased to engage in a pattern of incitement against the United States or Israel.
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Timeline
May 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 18, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2390
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
  • May 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 18, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2390
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2390: To strengthen prohibitions regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arab-Israeli relationsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDistrict of ColumbiaInternational organizations and cooperationIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismTrade restrictionsUnited Nations