Prohibit U.S. Contributions to UNRWA (HR9893)

Current understanding

HR9893 would prohibit U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The bill is at introduction stage and represents a standalone statutory bar (as opposed to annual appropriations riders or a replacement-mechanism approach). Fiscal implication is elimination of any U.S. voluntary contribution line to UNRWA channeled through State/Foreign Operations accounts.

Evidence log

• 2026-04-15 — Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026: cross-connection with unrwa-us-funding-prohibition: Both measures (S4295 and HR9893) advance parallel Senate/House proposals to bar US funding to UNRWA. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-23 — To prohibit contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with unrwa-replacement-humanitarian-assistance: Two contemporaneous UNRWA-related bills: HR9893 is a straight prohibition on U.S. contributions, while the Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance Act pairs prohibition with a redirect to alternate humanitarian channels. (novelty: 2)

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