Search Results: keywords:"unrwa"

  • H. R. 8232 — To authorize the Secretary of State to withdraw from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Federal funds previously made available to such organization.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:224

    H. R. 8232 is a bill introduced in the 118th Congress that seeks to authorize the Secretary of State to withdraw federal funds previously provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The bill instructs the Secretary of State to take...

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    Imagine a big piggy bank where the United States has been putting money to help a group called UNRWA, which supports people in Palestine. This new idea, called H. R. 8232, is like a plan to tell the person in charge to stop putting money in that piggy bank and to try and get back any money that hasn't been used yet.

  • H. R. 7392 — To reprogram Federal funds appropriated for UNRWA to construct the southwest border wall and to prohibit future funding for UNRWA.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:296

    H.R. 7392 proposes to redirect federal funds that were initially allocated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) towards the construction of a permanent physical barrier along the southwest border of the United States....

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    The bill wants to use money meant for helping people far away to build a big wall on the southwest border of the United States and stop giving any more money to those people in the future.

  • H. R. 7202 — To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on funding provided by the United States to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:396

    H. R. 7202, titled the "Uncovering UNRWA’s Terrorist Crimes Act," aims to have the Secretary of State submit a report to Congress detailing the money the United States provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)...

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    This bill wants a report showing how much money the United States gave to a group that helps Palestinian refugees, and it also wants to stop giving them any more money.

  • S. 3723 — To prohibit funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:669

    The bill, titled the "Defund United Nations Relief and Works Agency Act of 2024," seeks to prohibit any U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), based on findings that the agency has allegedly aided Hamas terrorists. It stipulates that no funds allocated to UNRWA...

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    This bill is about stopping the USA from giving money to a group called UNRWA, which helps people in need, because they are worried that the group might be helping bad people. It also wants to make sure that people who work with this group aren't allowed to come to the USA and that the group's special tax status is taken away.

  • H. R. 7122 — To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:516

    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.

  • S. 3717 — To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,076

    The bill S. 3717, titled the “Preventing Terrorism at the U.N. Act of 2024,” aims to stop the United States from making voluntary contributions to the United Nations, specifically targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The bill...

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    The bill wants to stop the U.S. from giving extra money to the United Nations because one of its groups, helping people who lost their homes, was accused of doing bad things. It says that the U.N. has to make some changes before the U.S. will give money again, like making sure these groups aren't doing anything wrong.

  • H. R. 7122 — To prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:227

    H. R. 7122 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to stop the United States from providing any financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The bill prohibits both voluntary and involuntary...

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    The bill is about stopping the U.S. from giving money to a group that helps people in a region where a group called Hamas is active. They want to make sure any money the U.S. sends doesn't end up helping people who support Hamas.

  • S. 5388 — To restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,861

    The bill, titled the "UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024," seeks to restore U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides essential humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees. It highlights the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza...

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    The bill wants to help a big organization called UNRWA that gives important things like food and medicine to people who need them, especially in a place called Gaza. It says that the U.S. should start giving money again to UNRWA, but it doesn't say exactly how much or how it will make sure the money is spent wisely.

  • H. R. 7111 — To establish the policy of the United States that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East should be disbanded completely, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:424

    H.R. 7111 proposes that the United States adopt a policy to completely disband the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). It seeks to have all responsibilities and services for refugees in the West Bank and Gaza Strip transferred to the United...

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    The bill wants the United States to stop helping a group called UNRWA that takes care of people who had to leave their homes in a place called Palestine. It suggests that a different group should take over the job, and also asks for other countries to agree with this plan in order to get help from the U.S.