No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025
No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025 would change how the United States funds the United Nations and related organizations by tying funding to how those bodies treat the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Specifically, the bill would bar or restrict U.S. contributions to any UN agency or affiliated organization that grants the PLO any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status. In other words, if a UN body moves the PLO beyond “observer status” (e.g., to full member or other enhanced privileges), that body would become ineligible for certain U.S. funding under the act. The measure amends two long-standing statutes to replace references to “full membership” or “same standing as member states” with the stricter standard of “any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status.” A provision clarifies that the act does not apply to Taiwan.
Key Points
- 1Prohibits or limits U.S. funding to UN bodies or affiliated organizations that grant the PLO any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status.
- 2Amends two statutes (Section 414(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1990-1991 and Section 410 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1994-1995) to replace language about “full membership” or “the same standing as member states” with the standard of “any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status.”
- 3Creates a statutory rule of construction that the act does not apply to Taiwan.
- 4Introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2025 by Senator Risch and a slate of co-sponsors; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 5The bill would affect how the U.S. approaches funding to UN agencies or organizations that grant the PLO more than observer status, potentially altering multilateral funding decisions tied to Palestinian representation.