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S.2479: UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act
About This Bill
- Introduced July 27, 2021
- Latest Major Action July 27, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
13 (All Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - July 27, 2021
Bill Summary
UNRWA Accountability and Transparency Act This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). For purposes of this policy, the bill defines Palestinian refugee as a person who (1) resided from June 1946 to May 1948 in Mandatory Palestine (a region controlled by Britain until 1948), (2) was personally displaced as a result of the 1948...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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July 27, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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July 27, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jim Risch (R-Idaho) |