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US SB1612

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Risch

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Restricts U.S. funding to the United Nations and affiliated organizations that grant the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status

  • Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1990-1991 to broaden existing funding limitations from only "same standing as member states" to any elevated status above observer

  • Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994-1995 to replace "full membership" restrictions with the broader "any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status" language

  • Explicitly exempts Taiwan from the provisions of this act through a rule of construction

  • Introduced May 6, 2025 by Senator Risch with 19 Republican co-sponsors and referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Legislative Description

No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025

International affairs

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

5/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations5/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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