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No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025
To limit funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends existing U.S. law to restrict U.S. funding to the United Nations and affiliated organizations. Specifically, it prohibits U.S. contributions to the UN and its organizations if they grant the Palestine Liberation Organization any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status. The bill modifies two existing statutes from 1990 and 1994 to broaden restrictions that previously applied only to "full membership" to now encompass any elevated status or privileges beyond observer status. The bill includes an exception that its provisions do not apply to Taiwan.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
20 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to James E. Risch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ALPHA SERVICES LLC $10,000
- 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600
- CIVIC SERVICE INC. $6,600
- SINCLAIR COMPANIES $6,600
- SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for James E. Risch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- May 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 6, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To limit funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERSHIP OF PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION IN UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES.
Section 414(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 287e note; Public Law 101-246) is amended by striking “the same standing as member states” and inserting “any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status”.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 410 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note; Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking “full membership” each place it appears and inserting “any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status”.
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing is this Act shall be construed to apply to Taiwan. <all>
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