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HCONRES 29 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian…

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relie… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East to ensure that it is not providing funding, employment, or other support to terrorists.

Introduced: February 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Elementary and secondary educationForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionInternational organizations and cooperation
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Middle EastRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTerrorismUnited Nations
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It was not agreed to before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 28, 2009
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 Latest action January 28, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the Secretary of State to take measures to certify that United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) operates in full compliance with the Foreign Assistance Act and that no American taxpayer dollars are being directed to terrorists or to further terrorist propaganda.

Calls on UNRWA to improve the transparency of educational materials used in UNRWA-administered schools.

Urges UNRWA to implement terrorist name recognition software and other screening procedures to help ensure that UNRWA staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries are neither terrorists nor affiliated with terrorist organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 18, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 21, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 11, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 3, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 29: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East to ensure that it is not providing funding, employment, or other support to terrorists.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-29/
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"H. Con. Res. 29: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East to ensure that it is not providing funding, employment, or other support to terrorists.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-29/.
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H. Con. Res. 29, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-29/.
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[H. Con. Res. 29: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to improve the transparency and accountability of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East to ensure that it is not providing funding, employment, or other support to terrorists.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-29/)
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