# 119-s-1612: No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025

119-s-1612, No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1612
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1612
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Prevents the United States from recognizing or funding any Palestine Liberation Organization status in U.N. agencies that is beyond observer status.** The bill would rewrite two provisions of existing foreign-relations law so the PLO cannot be accorded full membership or equal standing for the purposes of U.S. appropriations and contributions. - PLO and Palestinian representation: It would stop U.S. recognition or funding from supporting any PLO status, rights, or privileges that go beyond observer status in U.N. agencies. - U.S. funding and U.N. agencies: Federal contributions and appropriations would be constrained so they cannot be used to back U.N. actions that grant the PLO enhanced status. - Taiwan exemption: The text explicitly says the law does not apply to Taiwan, preserving Taiwan’s status relative to these rules.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit Palestinian group recognition in UN: mixed, low. This bill would change two U.S. rules to stop the PLO from getting any status beyond observer in UN agencies. If enacted, U.S. agencies would not treat the PLO as having membership or rights equal to member states. That would limit U.S. funding or recognition tied to higher PLO statuses. The bill w…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act
- 119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1612)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-9)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-65)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1612 (as of 2025-12-21).