PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires congressional findings and policy statement regarding PLO and PA terror payment compensation system, including reference to October 7 Hamas attack and Taylor Force Act, defines legal definitions for act of terrorism, foreign person, knowingly, system of compensation, and United States person for purposes of the sanctions regime, and requires mandatory sanctions (asset blocking under IEEPA, visa denial, entry prohibition) on foreign persons who are PLO/PA officials facilitating terror compensation, entities operating the system, and foreign persons. It relies on compliance mandates, trade restrictions, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Foreign Policy, Finance, and Defense.
Who Benefits and How
US national security could face reduced risk and Israel could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Palestinian Authority would take on compliance duties, Palestine Liberation Organization would take on compliance duties, and PLO and PA officials could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Requires congressional findings and policy statement regarding PLO and PA terror payment compensation system, including reference to October 7 Hamas attack and Taylor Force Act.
- Defines legal definitions for act of terrorism, foreign person, knowingly, system of compensation, and United States person for purposes of the sanctions regime.
- Requires mandatory sanctions (asset blocking under IEEPA, visa denial, entry prohibition) on foreign persons who are PLO/PA officials facilitating terror compensation, entities operating the system, and foreign persons...
- Requires mandatory sanctions on foreign financial institutions that process, facilitate, or participate in transactions related to PLO/PA terror compensation payments, including prohibition of correspondent...
- Sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires congressional findings and policy statement regarding PLO and PA terror payment compensation system, including reference to October 7 Hamas attack and Taylor Force Act, defines legal definitions for act of terrorism, foreign person, knowingly, system of compensation, and United States person for purposes of the sanctions regime, and requires mandatory sanctions (asset blocking under IEEPA, visa denial, entry prohibition) on foreign persons who are PLO/PA officials facilitating terror compensation, entities operating the system, and foreign persons.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Finance, Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill requires congressional findings and policy statement regarding PLO and PA terror payment compensation system, including reference to October 7 Hamas attack and Taylor Force Act, defines legal definitions for act of terrorism, foreign person, knowingly, system of compensation, and United States person for purposes of the sanctions regime, and requires mandatory sanctions (asset blocking under IEEPA, visa denial, entry prohibition) on foreign persons who are PLO/PA officials facilitating terror compensation, entities operating the system, and foreign persons.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- US national security
- Israel
Identified Costs
- Palestinian Authority
- Palestine Liberation Organization
- PLO and PA officials
- Foreign financial institutions facilitating PA payments
- Palestine National Fund
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Budd, Mr. Scott …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners, Foreign persons providing material support to PLO/PA terror payments, Foreign persons supporting PA terror payments
Positive-direction: Israel
Negative-direction: Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners, Foreign persons providing material support to PLO/PA terror payments, Foreign persons supporting PA terror payments, PLO and PA officials, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestine National Fund, Palestinian Authority
Foreign financial institutions facilitating PA payments, US correspondent banking system
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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