Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Jackson, Ronny (R-Texas)
The bill requires the State Department to report within 90 days on all US funding given to UNRWA (the UN agency providing aid to Palestinian refugees) from fiscal years 2020–2024, broken down by month and by how the money was spent. It also immediately cuts off all federal funding to UNRWA, effective upon passage.
UNRWA is a primary source of humanitarian aid and services (healthcare, education, shelter) for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, and neighboring countries. This defunds the agency entirely and shifts congressional pressure toward investigating its operations, directly affecting the resources available to Palestinian civilian populations.