S. 474: A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.

Plain summary

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: (1) is taking steps to end acts of violence against Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control; and (2) has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against 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.

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Official text

A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · 19 cosponsors

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Tom Cotton (R-AR), Tim Scott (R-SC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Kennedy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s474.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s474 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115