S 3708: A bill to reprogram Federal funds appropriated for UNRWA to construct the southwest border wall and to prohibit future funding for UNRWA.

Congress: 118 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel

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Sponsor: Kennedy, John (R-Louisiana)

Editorial Explainer

This bill redirects all unspent federal money previously allocated to UNRWA (the UN agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees) toward building the southwest border wall, and bans any future US funding to UNRWA.

Why it matters

UNRWA is the primary humanitarian organization serving Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Eliminating US funding—historically a significant portion of UNRWA's budget—would reduce services to millions of Palestinians and shift resources away from Middle East aid toward domestic border construction.

Cosponsors (11)

• Crapo, Mike (R-Idaho)
• Barrasso, John (R-Wyoming)
• Cotton, Tom (R-Arkansas)
• Cramer, Kevin (R-North Dakota)
• Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-Wyoming)
• Scott, Rick (R-Florida)
• Hawley, Josh (R-Missouri)
• Ernst, Joni (R-Iowa)
• Rubio, Marco (R-FL)
• Blackburn, Marsha (R-Tennessee)
• Wicker, Roger F. (R-Mississippi)