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  • S. 3908 seeks to restrict U.S. financial contributions to the United Nations, specifically concerning assistance related to Afghanistan. The bill prohibits these contributions until the Secretary of State verifies to Congress that no U.S. funds are involved in cash shipments...

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    The bill is like a rule that says the U.S. will not give money to the big group called the United Nations for help in Afghanistan until a top U.S. official checks and confirms that no bad guys are getting the money. If this official later finds out they made a mistake, they have to tell the U.S. government and stop the money again.

  • H.R. 8073, known as the "Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative Agreement Reimplementation Act," aims to limit the use of funds for economic assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. It states that funds cannot be used unless the U.S. Secretary of State certifies agreements with each...

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    The bill wants to make sure the U.S. only gives money to help three countries—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—if they agree to help with asylum requests, and every few months, they need to check to see if they're still doing that. It also says people can't get asylum just because of bad weather or gangs, which might be seen as unfair.

  • H. R. 7122 aims to stop the United States from contributing money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) unless certain conditions are met. This bill allows for humanitarian aid to be provided through other organizations,...

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    H. R. 7122 is a plan to make sure the U.S. doesn't give money to a certain group helping people in Palestine unless it's sure the money won't go to people doing bad things, like hurting others. The plan also says that the U.S. can still help people through other safe groups chosen by the Secretary of State.

  • H.R. 9763, named the “No Funding Without Freedom Act,” limits U.S. government funding for Afghanistan unless the Secretary of State certifies that all unlawfully or wrongfully detained U.S. nationals in Afghanistan have been released. The President can waive this funding limitation if it...

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    The bill says the U.S. cannot give money to help Afghanistan until all Americans who are being held there wrongly are set free, but the President can still help if it might get someone free, as long as he tells Congress why.