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S. 1521

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1521, the Stand with Israel Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 30, 2025 by Sen. James Risch (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

S. 1521 has 26 co-sponsors.

sb1521/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1521 IS: Stand with Israel Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1521  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 30, 2025   Mr. Risch  (for himself,  Mr. Cotton ,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Lee ,  Mr. Lankford ,  Mr. Graham ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Ms. Ernst ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Hagerty ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mrs. Capito ,  Mr. Boozman ,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mr. Hawley ,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Justice ,  Mr. Hoeven ,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mrs. Moody , and  Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Foreign Relations    A BILL
To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stand with Israel Act  .
2.
Prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
13.
Prohibition on contributions to the United Nations relating to discrimination against Israel
No funds made available to the Department of State or any other Federal department or agency may be made available for contributions to the United Nations or any of its funds, programs, specialized agencies, or other related entities that expels, downgrades or suspends membership, or otherwise restricts the participation of Israel such that it may not participate fully and equivalently with other Member States of the United Nations or the respective fund, program, specialized agency, or other related entity.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-30
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.

Sponsors

Sen. James Risch (R) sponsors S. 1521, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 23 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1521 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Apr 30, 2025 · 385 Bills

Actions

S. 1521 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Apr 30, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1521 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1521 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stand with Israel Act — Display Title
  • Stand with Israel Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named S. 1521 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Defense, Education, Intelligence, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.—New York12—
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEELobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policyDistrict of Columbia11$880.1K
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEGeneral business - investor owned electric utilitiesDistrict of Columbia11$30K
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.12—
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE11$880.1K
FDD ACTION11—
MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH CULLEN112
LAUREN KATZ112
SAMANTHA GURSKY112
ALEXANDRIA PAOLOZZI MOORE111
ALEX BRONZO111
CELIA SCHACHT111
DANIEL GREY111
DAVID GILLETTE111
DEBORAH SAXON111
JEFFREY COLMAN111
JOSHUA NASON111
MARVIN FEUER111
MATTHEW REID ZWEIG111
MELISSA EDWARDS111
NICHOLAS STEWART111
OREN ADAKI111
TOBY DERSHOWITZ111
TYLER STAPLETON111
ZACHARY MOSES111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEEAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE2025 second_quarter$880.1K2nd Quarter - Report
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2025 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEMISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1521 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1521’s is International Affairs.

s1521/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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