Make Gaza Great Again Act
Sponsored By: Representative Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Sanctions on officials refusing Gaza entry
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 would be revoked at once. Their property and transactions in the United States, or controlled by U.S. persons, would be blocked under IEEPA, with criminal penalties for violations. U.S. intelligence and law enforcement activities would be exempt. The President could waive sanctions case by case if in the national interest and would report on waiver use every 120 days.
Suspend aid to countries refusing Gaza entry
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 Congress in writing.
Israel and Israelis are exempt
If enacted, the bill would not apply to Israel or Israeli nationals. They would be exempt from all sanctions and suspensions in this bill.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
TN • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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