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The bill restores predictable U.S. humanitarian funding to UNRWA and increases oversight to protect aid effectiveness, trading higher federal spending and risks of politicization or implementation delays for continued lifesaving services and greater U.S. influence over reforms.
Palestinian civilians and displaced persons will have U.S.-funded lifesaving humanitarian services restored, reducing immediate risks of famine, disease, and loss of basic services in Gaza and nearby host communities.
Refugees and humanitarian providers in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, and the West Bank will receive more predictable U.S. funding for UNRWA beginning FY2025, supporting continuity of education, health, and welfare programs.
Taxpayers and oversight bodies benefit from stronger accountability and transparency because funding is tied to reforms and the bill requires regular quarterly reporting on UNRWA implementation and use of U.S. funds.
U.S. taxpayers face increased federal spending because resuming and appropriating funds for UNRWA raises U.S. foreign assistance obligations without identified offsets.
Conditions tying aid to accountability, including requests for evidence and mandated reporting, could politicize investigations, limit diplomatic flexibility, and slow or complicate timely aid delivery.
Service delivery could still be disrupted if required UN member-state cooperation or additional funding to implement recommended reforms does not materialize, leaving refugees without full services despite U.S. appropriations.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Restores U.S. funding to UNRWA, repeals prior statutory blocks, rescinds an executive order ending certain U.N. support, and requires accountability reporting.
Introduced March 27, 2025 by André Carson · Last progress March 27, 2025
Requires the U.S. government to resume providing funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), repeals prior statutory restrictions on that funding, and directs the President to rescind an executive order that ended U.S. support to certain U.N. organizations. It conditions renewed support on accountability steps identified by an independent review and requires the State Department to report regularly on UNRWA’s implementation of those recommendations. Restores authority for the Secretary of State to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to UNRWA as soon as practicable, asks for U.S. and Israeli cooperation in investigations and implementation of reforms, and urges appropriations of funds for FY2025 and beyond while requiring quarterly reporting through the end of 2028.