To prohibit official United States Government business from being conducted in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, to suspend foreign assistance to the Gaza Strip until Hamas no longer exercises authority over the Gaza Strip, and to require reports and impose sanctions with respect to the provision of services to Hamas, financial transactions that benefit the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the use of human shields, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit official United States Government business from being conducted in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, to suspend foreign assistance to the Gaza Strip until Hamas no longer exercises authority over the Gaza Strip, and to require reports and impose sanctions with respect to the provision of services to Hamas, financial transactions that benefit the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the use of human shields, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Hamas Sanctions Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section idb1b529bbde554f8c95cccc1f07abf6e1: 101. Definitions In this title: The term allied country means— a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or a country that has been...
- Section id7c234514eb534f7c897f1674885f29f3: 102. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States to fully implement and enforce sanctions against terrorism in order to counter the...
- Section idedb8d954037d4c8a9268dd6bc8c0c186: 103. Report on provision of services to members or affiliates of Hamas in allied countries; imposition of sanctions Not later than 15 days after the date of...
- Section idf1062a6f8f0747fea446bbaa7854c74c: 201. Prohibition on actions that would authorize conduct of official United States Government business in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank Beginning on the date...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit official United States Government business from being conducted in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, to suspend foreign assistance to the Gaza Strip until Hamas no longer exercises authority over the Gaza Strip, and to require reports and impose sanctions with respect to the provision of services to Hamas, financial transactions that benefit the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the use of human shields, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit official United States Government business from being conducted in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, to suspend foreign assistance to the Gaza Strip until Hamas no longer exercises authority over the Gaza Strip, and to require reports and impose sanctions with respect to the provision of services to Hamas, financial transactions that benefit the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the use of human shields, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, for purposes of— section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i))
an individual or entity that is not a United States person. the term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States
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