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S. 2237 109th Congress Senate

Palestinian Compliance Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to withhold United States assistance from the Palestinian Authority until certain conditions have been satisfied.

Introduced: February 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 1, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 1, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 1, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Palestinian Compliance Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 to withhold financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) until presidential certification that the PA has: (1) denounced terrorism and expressed a commitment to combating terrorism; (2) committed to disarming terrorists and disarming and dismantling terrorist networks, groups, and entities; (3) committed to eliminating the incitement of terrorism and the commemoration of terrorists in Palestinian society; (4) pledged to uphold the human rights, civil liberties, and religious liberties of the Palestinian people; (5) recognized Israel's right to exist and taken appropriate steps to amend "The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement" (August 18, 1988) to delete statements that are hostile to Israel and that support the use of violence; (6) renounced the use of violence as a means to resolve disputes between entities; and (7) committed to prosecuting those individuals, entities, and organizations that have committed acts of terrorism.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2237: Palestinian Compliance Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2237/
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"S. 2237: Palestinian Compliance Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2237/.
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S. 2237, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2237/.
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