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S. 1128

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1128, the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 25, 2025 by Sen. Rick Scott (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

S. 1128 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb1128/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1128 IS: Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1128  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 25, 2025   Mr. Scott of Florida  (for himself,  Mr. Cotton ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Banks ,  Mr. Budd , and  Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Foreign Relations    A BILL
To prohibit any direct or indirect United States funding for the territory of Gaza unless certain conditions are met.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act  .
2.
Restriction on the expenditure for Federal funds in Gaza
(a)
In general
No United States Government funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza until after the President certifies to the  Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate  and the  Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives  that such funds will be expended without benefitting any organization or persons that is—
(1)
a member of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); or
(2)
controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any such foreign terrorist organization.
(b)
United Nations entities
No United States Government funds may be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza through any United Nations entity or office unless the President certifies to the congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) that such entity or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic ideas or propaganda.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-25
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit any direct or indirect United States funding for the territory of Gaza unless certain conditions are met.

Sponsors

Sen. Rick Scott (R) sponsors S. 1128, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1128 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Mar 25, 2025 · 385 Bills

Actions

S. 1128 has taken 2 actions since Mar 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Mar 25, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1128 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1128 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act — Display Title
  • Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit any direct or indirect United States funding for the territory of Gaza unless certain conditions are met. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 1128 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Foreign Relations, Immigration, Banking, Religion, Defense, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
J STREET—District of Columbia17—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
J STREET17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRADLEY FREERICKS117
HANNAH FAJER117
KATHERINE DESCAMP-RENNER117
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN117
MICHAEL FARRELL-ROSEN117
HANNAH MORRIS115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
J STREETJ STREET2025 second_quarter$205K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 first_quarter$205K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Amendme…
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1128 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1128’s is International Affairs.

s1128/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com