PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025

This legislation seeks to impose sanctions on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) due to their continued system of providing payments, salaries, and benefits to terrorists and their families. The bill's findings assert that this compensation incentivizes and supports acts of terrorism, and has persisted despite the 2018 Taylor Force Act, citing the October 7, 2023 attacks as a recent example of such terrorism. The bill mandates the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons who have served in positions directing or facilitating this compensation system, or who have directly provided such payments. Sanctions also target entities that operate or facilitate the system, such as the Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners, and any foreign person knowingly providing significant support to those involved. These sanctions include the blocking of property within U.S. jurisdiction and making individuals ineligible for U.S. visas or admission , with existing visas subject to revocation. Furthermore, the bill requires sanctions on foreign financial institutions that process, facilitate, or provide transactions related to these terror payments, or knowingly engage in significant financial transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities. These financial sanctions involve prohibiting or imposing strict conditions on their correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States. The provisions of this Act will only terminate if the Secretary of State certifies that the PLO and PA's system of compensation for terrorists has ceased.