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UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

USA117th CongressHR-4721| House 
| Updated: 8/4/2021
Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (37)
Barry Moore (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). For purposes of this policy, the bill defines Palestinian refugee as a person who (1) resided from June 1946 to May 1948 in Mandatory Palestine (a region controlled by Britain until 1948), (2) was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, and (3) has not accepted citizenship or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. The bill withholds U.S. funding for the UNRWA unless the Department of State makes certifications concerning the UNRWA's staff, partners, and funding. Specifically, the State Department must certify that neither UNRWA staff and partners nor its funding and facilities are affiliated with terrorism or engaged in the dissemination of anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic ideologies. Additionally, the State Department must certify that the UNRWA is subject to comprehensive financial audits by an independent auditing firm and is unaffiliated with any financial institutions that the United States considers to be complicit in money laundering or terror financing. The bill also requires the State Department to implement a plan to encourage other countries to align their activities and efforts regarding the UNRWA with U.S. policy objectives, including the phase out of the UNRWA by resettling Palestinian refugees in countries other than Israel and in territories not controlled by Israel. The State Department must report to Congress on this plan.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jan 18, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3467
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.
  • July 27, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 27, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • August 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.


  • January 18, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3467
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-2479: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
  • S 117-3467: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

USA117th CongressHR-4721| House 
| Updated: 8/4/2021
UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). For purposes of this policy, the bill defines Palestinian refugee as a person who (1) resided from June 1946 to May 1948 in Mandatory Palestine (a region controlled by Britain until 1948), (2) was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, and (3) has not accepted citizenship or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. The bill withholds U.S. funding for the UNRWA unless the Department of State makes certifications concerning the UNRWA's staff, partners, and funding. Specifically, the State Department must certify that neither UNRWA staff and partners nor its funding and facilities are affiliated with terrorism or engaged in the dissemination of anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic ideologies. Additionally, the State Department must certify that the UNRWA is subject to comprehensive financial audits by an independent auditing firm and is unaffiliated with any financial institutions that the United States considers to be complicit in money laundering or terror financing. The bill also requires the State Department to implement a plan to encourage other countries to align their activities and efforts regarding the UNRWA with U.S. policy objectives, including the phase out of the UNRWA by resettling Palestinian refugees in countries other than Israel and in territories not controlled by Israel. The State Department must report to Congress on this plan.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jan 18, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3467
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.
  • July 27, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 27, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • August 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.


  • January 18, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3467
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.
Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (37)
Barry Moore (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-2479: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
  • S 117-3467: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted