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HR 5065 111th Congress House

UNRWA Humanitarian Accountability Act

Official title: To ensure accountability for United States taxpayers' humanitarian assistance for Palestinian refugees.

Introduced: April 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arab-Israeli relationsBank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightElementary and secondary education
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Foreign aid and international reliefForeign and international bankingFraud offenses and financial crimesInternational organizations and cooperationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionTerrorismUnited Nations
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Apr 20, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 20, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

UNRWA Humanitarian Accountability Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to withhold U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or to any successor or related entity unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that: (1) no UNRWA official, employee, representative, or affiliate is a member of a foreign terrorist organization, has propagated anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric, or has used UNRWA resources to propagate political materials regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; (2) no UNRWA facility is used by a foreign terrorist organization; (3) no UNRWA school uses educational materials that propagates anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric; (4) UNRWA is subject to auditing oversight; and (5) UNRWA holds no accounts or other affiliations with financial institutions deemed by the United States to be complicit in money laundering and terror financing.

Limits, upon certification compliance, U.S. contributions to UNRWA.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 557 Related bill United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2009
  • HR 2475 Related bill Foreign Relations Authorization and Reform Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 20, 2010
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 6, 2010
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McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 29, 2010
LINDER, JOHN
· Apr 27, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 27, 2010
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5065: UNRWA Humanitarian Accountability Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5065/
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"H.R. 5065: UNRWA Humanitarian Accountability Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5065/.
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H.R. 5065, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5065/.
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