# 119-hr-1710: PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025

119-hr-1710, PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1710
- Congress: 119
- Title: PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill creates a framework of targeted sanctions on people and banks that fund or facilitate PLO and Palestinian Authority payments to terrorists and their families.** It uses blocking of property, visa bans, and limits on U.S. banking access to pressure actors tied to a compensation system that pays salaries, benefits, or rewards for acts of terrorism. - PLO and Palestinian Authority officials, representatives, and affiliated entities can have property blocked under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and face visa ineligibility and immediate visa revocation if tied to the compensation system. - Foreign financial institutions that process or facilitate these payments, or that do significant transactions with designated persons, can be barred from opening or maintaining U.S. correspondent or payable-through accounts. - The President implements the sanctions under IEEPA, with regulations or guidance due within 60 days, a 30-day congressional reporting step on designations, and a termination trigger if the Secretary of State certifies the payment system has ended.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1710 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1710)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1710 (as of 2026-04-21).