Bill > S474

Introduced Session

A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens. This bill prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority: (1) is taking steps to end acts of violence against Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control; and (2) has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against Israeli citizens to any individual who has been convicted and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.

Committee Categories

Lindsey Graham (R)*,  John Barrasso (R),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Susan Collins (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  Joe Manchin (I),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jim Risch (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Luther Strange (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 02/28/2017)

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