# 119-hr-1136: Make Gaza Great Again Act

119-hr-1136, Make Gaza Great Again Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1136
- Congress: 119
- Title: Make Gaza Great Again Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Use sanctions and cuts to U.S. assistance to pressure Middle Eastern governments to allow humanitarian entry for Palestinians from Gaza.** The bill would exclude Israel and would let the President identify noncooperative states and people and target them with property‑blocking sanctions, visa bans, and suspension of U.S. foreign aid. - Middle Eastern governments (excluding Israel) would risk suspension of all U.S. foreign assistance, including security aid, if they decline requests to offer humanitarian entry for Palestinians from Gaza. - Designated foreign persons would be listed and subject to blocking of property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and would be barred from visas, admission, or parole with existing entry documents revoked. - The President would have to submit a list within 60 days and keep updates at least annually for five years, may waive sanctions case-by-case for national interest, and must provide classified reports to Congress while sanctions remain in effect.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Israel and Israelis are exempt: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would not apply to Israel or Israeli nationals. They would be exempt from all sanctions and suspensions in this bill.
- Sanctions on officials refusing Gaza entry: cost, medium. If enacted, the President would send Congress a list within 60 days of foreign officials who refused a U.S. request to allow humanitarian entry from Gaza, with updates at 180 days and then each year for five years. People on the list would be barred from U.S. visas and entry, and any existing visas…
- Suspend aid to countries refusing Gaza entry: cost, medium. If enacted, the President could suspend a country’s Major Non-NATO Ally status and stop all U.S. foreign aid, including security aid, if that government refused a U.S. request to allow humanitarian entry to Palestinians from Gaza. The President could end a suspension, but would have to notify Congr…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1136 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1136)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1136 (as of 2026-06-12).