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Arafat Accountability Act

1/16/2023, 12:18 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2194

Arafat Accountability Act - Expresses the support of Congress for the President's efforts to achieve comprehensive peace in the State of Israel.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should urge an immediate and unconditional cessation of all terrorist activities and the commencement of a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians; (2) the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) should immediately surrender to Israel for detention and prosecution those Palestinian extremists wanted by Israel for the assassination of Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Zeevi; and (3) Yasser Arafat and the PLO must take immediate and concrete action to publicly condemn all acts of terrorism, confiscate and destroy the infrastructures of terrorism, and end (and urge all Arab nations to end) financial support for terrorism.

Prohibits the Secretary of State (Secretary) and the Attorney General, respectively, from issuing a visa or admitting to the United States any member of the PLO or official of the PA. Permits the President to waive this prohibition in the national security interest of the United States.

Directs the Secretary to prohibit the operation of a PLO or PA office in the United States from carrying out any function other than those carried out prior to the Oslo Accords. Requires the Secretary to impose travel restrictions on the senior official of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine.

Requires the Secretary and the Attorney General to identify and freeze United States assets of the PLO, the PA, and Yasser Arafat.

Requires the President to report to specified congressional committees on PLO terrorist activities.

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Current Status of Bill S 2194

Bill S 2194 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 18, 2002. Bill S 2194 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on April 18, 2002.  Bill S 2194's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. as of April 18, 2002

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2194

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
37
Democrat Cosponsors
17
Republican Cosponsors
20
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2194

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- Alien property
- Arab countries
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armistices
- Assassination
- Bombings
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Compensation (Law)
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Detention of persons
- Diplomats
- EBB Terrorism
- Embassies
- Explosives
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Foreign leaders
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government officials
- Immigration
- Israel
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Palestinians
- Peace negotiations
- Peace treaties
- President and foreign policy
- Prosecution
- Right to travel
- Sanctions (International law)
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Terrorism
- United Nations delegations
- United Nations officials
- Visas

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2194

Arafat Accountability Act
A bill to hold accountable the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.
Arafat Accountability Act

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