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H.R. 789: No Bonuses for Terrorists Act

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H.R. 789: No Bonuses for Terrorists Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-01 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

No Bonuses for Terrorists Act

Plain summary

No Bonuses for Terrorists Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) until the Department of State has certified that the PA and the PLO have ceased paying financial compensation or any other benefit not generally available to the Palestinian population at large to the families of Palestinians killed in connection with an act of terrorism. Recertification is required every six months. If the State Department is unable to make such a certification: (1) it shall report to Congress why it is unable to do so, and (2) funds that otherwise would have been provided to the PA and the PLO shall be transferred and made available to the Department of Defense for assistance to Israel for procurement of the Iron Dome defense system. The State Department shall annually report on the amount of bonuses, financial compensation, or other benefits that have been disbursed by the PA and the PLO in the preceding 12 months.

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Official text

No Bonuses for Terrorists Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] · 9 cosponsors

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Neal P. Dunn (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr789 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115