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HR 3005 101th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Kidnapping Negotiations Palestinians Terrorism

To prohibit negotiations with any representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization who has directly participated in an act of terrorism against a United States citizen.

Introduced: July 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Aug 7, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jul 25, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 25, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the conduct of negotiations or dialogue with any representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization unless the President certifies to specified congressional committees that such representative did not directly participate in the planning or execution of a terrorist activity which resulted in the death, injury, or kidnapping of a U.S. citizen.

What's happening now August 7, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 21, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 12, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 12, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3005: To prohibit negotiations with any representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization who has directly participated in an act of terrorism against a United States citizen.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3005/
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"H.R. 3005: To prohibit negotiations with any representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization who has directly participated in an act of terrorism against a United States citizen.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3005/.
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H.R. 3005, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3005/.
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