Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act
S. 1128119th Congress

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Rick Scott (R-FL)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act.

(a) In general

No United States Government funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza until after the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that such funds will be expended without benefitting any organization or persons that is—

(1) a member of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or

(2) controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any such foreign terrorist organization.

(b) United Nations entities

No United States Government funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza through any United Nations entity or office unless the President certifies to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) that such entity or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or propaganda.

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