HR9893Referred to Committee

Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-07-23

Introduced

Cosponsors

ⓘ

Type

Sponsor

Christopher H. Smith

Republican · NJ · Representative

Votes with party: 95.8% (648 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S000522

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-07-23

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-23

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would prevent the U.S. government from sending money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), an organization that provides aid like food, healthcare, and education to Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. This would affect millions of Palestinians who depend on UNRWA services, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy in the region. The bill is currently under review by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

International Affairs

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9893 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9893 To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2026 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kean, Mr. Barr, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Issa, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Fine, and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Support for United Nations Relief and Works Agency Act of 2026'' or the ``Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNRWA. (a) In General.--The United States may not make any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (referred to in this section as the ``UNRWA''). (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing is this section shall be construed to preclude the provision of humanitarian assistance to individuals or entities that receive assistance from the UNRWA through agencies or entities other than the UNRWA, provided the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that such agencies or entities do not promote, espouse, or affiliate with entities or individuals that promote violence, terrorism, or antisemitism (as such term is defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's Working Definition of Antisemitism), or employ individuals who do the same. <all>

Open clean-text view Read on Congress.gov →

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

HR10346Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act
Referred to Committee · 2026-09-10
HR10176No PRC Seafood in Congress Act
Referred to Committee · 2026-08-27
HR5160Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
Passed House · 2026-07-21
HR4348To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.
Passed House · 2026-07-21