UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act (H.R. 2411)
Summary
Would restore U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, reversing the ban Congress imposed in the March 2024 minibus and later codified in the 2026 appropriations package.
Editorial Note
Andre Carson introduced H.R. 2411 with Pramila Jayapal and Jan Schakowsky as early cosponsors. It would restart U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency that runs schools, clinics, and food distribution for Palestinian refugees across Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. Congress froze the funding in March 2024 on the basis of Israeli intelligence claims that UNRWA employed Hamas operatives, claims UN investigators and independent auditors later found largely unsubstantiated. The 2026 appropriations deal locked the ban in permanently. UNRWA now runs on European and Gulf contributions while the restoration bill sits in the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Sponsorship
75 of 435 House members
Party Breakdown
| Party | Sponsoring | Not Sponsoring |
|---|---|---|
| Democrat (D) | 75 | 142 |
| Republican (R) | 0 | 220 |
| Independent (I) | 0 | 1 |
Sponsors
| Member | Party | State | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Green(TX-9) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez(NY-14) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| André Carson(IN-7) | D | IN | Sponsor |
| Ayanna Pressley(MA-7) | D | MA | Cosponsor |
| Becca Balint(VT-0) | D | VT | Cosponsor |
| Bennie Thompson(MS-2) | D | MS | Cosponsor |
| Betty McCollum(MN-4) | D | MN | Cosponsor |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman(NJ-12) | D | NJ | Cosponsor |
| Chellie Pingree(ME-1) | D | ME | Cosponsor |
| Chris Deluzio(PA-17) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Danny Davis(IL-7) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Debbie Dingell(MI-6) | D | MI | Cosponsor |
| Delia Ramirez(IL-3) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Diana DeGette(CO-1) | D | CO | Cosponsor |
| Donald Beyer(VA-8) | D | VA | Cosponsor |
| Dwight Evans(PA-3) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Eleanor Norton(DC-0) | D | DC | Cosponsor |
| Emanuel Cleaver(MO-5) | D | MO | Cosponsor |
| Emily Randall(WA-6) | D | WA | Cosponsor |
| Gregorio Casar(TX-35) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Gwen Moore(WI-4) | D | WI | Cosponsor |
| Henry Johnson(GA-4) | D | GA | Cosponsor |
| Ilhan Omar(MN-5) | D | MN | Cosponsor |
| Jahana Hayes(CT-5) | D | CT | Cosponsor |
| James McGovern(MA-2) | D | MA | Cosponsor |
| Jamie Raskin(MD-8) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Janice Schakowsky(IL-9) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Jared Huffman(CA-2) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Jennifer McClellan(VA-4) | D | VA | Cosponsor |
| Jesús García(IL-4) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Jill Tokuda(HI-2) | D | HI | Cosponsor |
| Joaquin Castro(TX-20) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Joe Courtney(CT-2) | D | CT | Cosponsor |
| John Garamendi(CA-8) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| John Larson(CT-1) | D | CT | Cosponsor |
| Jonathan Jackson(IL-1) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Judy Chu(CA-28) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Kweisi Mfume(MD-7) | D | MD | Cosponsor |
| Lateefah Simon(CA-12) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Lauren Underwood(IL-14) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Linda Sánchez(CA-38) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Lloyd Doggett(TX-37) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Madeleine Dean(PA-4) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Mark DeSaulnier(CA-10) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Mark Pocan(WI-2) | D | WI | Cosponsor |
| Mark Takano(CA-39) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Mary Scanlon(PA-5) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Maxine Dexter(OR-3) | D | OR | Cosponsor |
| Maxine Waters(CA-43) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Maxwell Frost(FL-10) | D | FL | Cosponsor |
| Melanie Stansbury(NM-1) | D | NM | Cosponsor |
| Mike Quigley(IL-5) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Mike Thompson(CA-4) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Nanette Barragán(CA-44) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Nydia Velázquez(NY-7) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Paul Tonko(NY-20) | D | NY | Cosponsor |
| Pramila Jayapal(WA-7) | D | WA | Cosponsor |
| Rashida Tlaib(MI-12) | D | MI | Cosponsor |
| Rick Larsen(WA-2) | D | WA | Cosponsor |
| Ro Khanna(CA-17) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Robert Garcia(CA-42) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Robin Kelly(IL-2) | D | IL | Cosponsor |
| Rosa DeLauro(CT-3) | D | CT | Cosponsor |
| Salud Carbajal(CA-24) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Sara Jacobs(CA-51) | D | CA | Cosponsor |
| Sharice Davids(KS-3) | D | KS | Cosponsor |
| Stephen Lynch(MA-8) | D | MA | Cosponsor |
| Steve Cohen(TN-9) | D | TN | Cosponsor |
| Summer Lee(PA-12) | D | PA | Cosponsor |
| Suzanne Bonamici(OR-1) | D | OR | Cosponsor |
| Sylvia Garcia(TX-29) | D | TX | Cosponsor |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez(NM-3) | D | NM | Cosponsor |
| Valerie Foushee(NC-4) | D | NC | Cosponsor |
| Valerie Hoyle(OR-4) | D | OR | Cosponsor |
| Zoe Lofgren(CA-18) | D | CA | Cosponsor |