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A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.

USA115th CongressS-474| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2017
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (19)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority: (1) is taking steps to end acts of violence against Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control; and (2) has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against Israeli citizens to any individual who has been convicted and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 28, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1164: Taylor Force Act
  • S 115-1697: Taylor Force Act
Arab-Israeli relationsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansTerrorismWest Bank

A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.

USA115th CongressS-474| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2017
This bill prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority: (1) is taking steps to end acts of violence against Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control; and (2) has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against Israeli citizens to any individual who has been convicted and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 28, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (19)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1164: Taylor Force Act
  • S 115-1697: Taylor Force Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arab-Israeli relationsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansTerrorismWest Bank