This bill would immediately stop all U.S. funding to UNRWA, the United Nations agency that provides humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees, based on congressional findings that the organization aided Hamas in attacks against Israel. The legislation would also ban any current or former UNRWA employees and affiliates from entering the United States and revoke their existing visas, with limited exceptions for U.S. citizens and individuals required under UN headquarters agreements. Additionally, the bill would strip tax-exempt status from UNRWA USA, the organization's American fundraising arm, effective immediately upon enactment. The bill contains no specific funding amounts or implementation timeline beyond the effective date of enactment, as it primarily prohibits rather than appropriates funds. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas introduced this legislation, which was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.
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