HR 2411
UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill aims to restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). It argues that maintaining UNRWA’s operations is crucial for addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza and supporting Palestinian refugees in multiple countries. The bill urges Israel to assist UNRWA’s neutrality efforts and calls for the President to reinstate funding based on UNRWA’s progress in implementing recommendations from an independent review group.
Key provisions
- Restores funding to UNRWA by repealing specific sections of appropriations and security supplemental acts.
- Directs the Secretary of State to resume providing funding to UNRWA.
- Instructs the President to rescind a 2025 executive order that limited U.S. funding to UN organizations.
- Urges Israel to assist UNRWA in maintaining neutrality.
- Requires the Secretary of State to submit quarterly reports on UNRWA’s implementation of the independent review group’s recommendations.
- Calls for continued funding to UNRWA based on the implementation of the review group’s recommendations.
- Recognizes the need for international cooperation to fully implement the review group’s recommendations.
Who is affected
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- Palestinian Refugees
- United States Government
- Israel
- Gaza
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Becca [D-VT-At Large] Balint
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2411
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
This Act may be cited as the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025
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Congress—
recognizes that preventing further erosion of civilian conditions in Gaza remains in the strategic and moral interests of the United States;
supports UNRWA’s unique and indispensable contribution to immediately addressing urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, especially in mitigating and stopping the spread of famine and disease;
reaffirms the imperative of UNRWA’s continued provision of humanitarian and human development services to Palestinian refugees in all its current fields of operation, including Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, and the West Bank (including East Jerusalem);
urges the Government of Israel to assist UNRWA in its neutrality efforts by providing names, information, and evidence UNRWA can use to aggressively pursue allegations related to staff violations of UNRWA’s neutrality policies;
urges the President—
to join United States allies in restoring funding to UNRWA in response to the responsible actions taken by the United Nations and the commitments made by UNRWA toward additional accountability and transparency; and
to ensure continued funding to UNRWA is assessed based on UNRWA’s ongoing execution of the recommendations of the Independent Review Group, led by Catherine Colonna;
recognizes the implementation of some of the Independent Review Group’s recommendations will require United Nations member state cooperation, including additional funding;
urges the United States and Israel to assist UNRWA in its implementation efforts of the Independent Review Group’s recommendations; and
supports appropriating critical funds to UNRWA for fiscal year 2025 and beyond.
title III of division G of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47) is hereby repealed;
section 308 of the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public Law 118–50) is hereby repealed;
the Secretary of State shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law and as soon as practicable—
resume the provision of funding to UNRWA under current authorities of the Department of State; and
Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizationsof February 4, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 9275).