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Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

USA117th CongressS-1899| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Arab-Israeli relationsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansReligionSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismUnited Nations

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

USA117th CongressS-1899| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
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.
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Timeline
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arab-Israeli relationsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansReligionSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismUnited Nations