S 3414
114th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Arab-Israeli relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
Military personnel and dependents
Palestinians
Terrorism
West Bank
Taylor Force Act
Introduced: September 28, 2016
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Taylor Force Act
This bill prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority:
- is taking steps to end acts of violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack that killed former Army officer Taylor Force;
- is publicly condemning such acts of violence and is investigating, or cooperating in investigations of, such acts; and
- has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been convicted and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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