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UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

USA118th CongressHR-1102| House 
| Updated: 2/17/2023
Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (43)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Mike Ezell (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Rudy Yakym (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)George Santos (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • 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. Furthermore, under U.S. policy, derivative refugee status may only extend to the spouse or minor child of such a Palestinian refugee. 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 disseminating certain rhetoric, such as calling for the destruction of Israel or describing Israelis as occupiers or settlers . Additionally, the State Department must certify that the UNRWA is (1) subject to comprehensive independent financial audits, and (2) not affiliated with any financial institutions complicit in money laundering or terror financing. The State Department must also implement a plan to encourage other countries to align their UNRWA-related activities with U.S. policy objectives, including the phaseout of the UNRWA by resettling Palestinian refugees outside of Israel.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4721
UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
Feb 15, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-431
Introduced in Senate
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4721
    UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act


  • February 15, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-431
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 17, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-431: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act

USA118th CongressHR-1102| House 
| Updated: 2/17/2023
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. Furthermore, under U.S. policy, derivative refugee status may only extend to the spouse or minor child of such a Palestinian refugee. 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 disseminating certain rhetoric, such as calling for the destruction of Israel or describing Israelis as occupiers or settlers . Additionally, the State Department must certify that the UNRWA is (1) subject to comprehensive independent financial audits, and (2) not affiliated with any financial institutions complicit in money laundering or terror financing. The State Department must also implement a plan to encourage other countries to align their UNRWA-related activities with U.S. policy objectives, including the phaseout of the UNRWA by resettling Palestinian refugees outside of Israel.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4721
UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
Feb 15, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-431
Introduced in Senate
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4721
    UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act


  • February 15, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-431
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 17, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Chip Roy

Chip Roy

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (43)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)David Kustoff (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Mike Ezell (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Rudy Yakym (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)George Santos (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ron Estes (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Scott Fitzgerald (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Michael Lawler (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-431: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted