Expand funding prohibitions to prevent U.S. taxpayer dollars from going to United Nations organizations that give the Palestinian Authority or Palestine Liberation Organization status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status.

James R. Baird · Indiana · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

These bills will ensure Americans’ tax dollars are not funneled to entities like the Palestine Liberation Organization as it continues to commit human rights violations and incite acts of terrorism

Baird said his NOPE Act would ensure U.S. taxpayer dollars are not funneled to entities such as the PLO, with the release specifying expanded funding prohibitions for UN organizations that give the PA or PLO privileges beyond observer status.

Congressman Baird Applauds Passage of Four Priority Bills in House Foreign Affairs Committee | U.S. Congressman Jim Baird
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Baird's office said H.R.3208, the NOPE Act, passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee and would expand existing funding prohibitions for UN organizations granting the PA or PLO status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status; Baird said he hoped it would pass the full House soon.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Most recent concrete official sign found: Baird advanced the proposal through committee in July 2026, but his statement showed it still needed full House action and had not become law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Baird Applauds Passage of Four Priority Bills in House Foreign Affairs Committee | U.S. Congressman Jim Baird
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

unverified · Source version 45193 · locator unknown

Congress.gov lists Rep. James R. Baird as sponsor of H.R.3208, titled the No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025, with the official title limiting funds to UN and other organizations that provide status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the PLO.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Baird introduced legislation matching the commitment in the 119th Congress, with an identical Senate companion, but the official bill page does not show enactment into law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.3208 - No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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Baird Amendment to the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute #41 to H.R. 9087 [PDF] Added 06/04/2026 at 02:19 PM

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House repository shows Baird pursued the NOPE Act language as an amendment to H.R. 9087 in the 119th Congress. This is concrete same-term effort, but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Various Measures | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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Section 410 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note; Public Law 103–236) is amended by striking ‘‘full membership’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status’’.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official amendment text directly matches the promised expansion of the funding prohibition trigger. No official enactment or later floor passage was found in the Oct. 11-13 lookback, so the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119-9087-B001307-Amdt-41-U1.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Baird sponsored H.R.3208, the NOPE Act, which directly matches the promise by expanding funding prohibitions for UN-related organizations granting the PA or PLO status beyond observer status. His office reported committee passage in July 2026, showing a serious same-term legislative effort. However, the measure had not passed both chambers or become law, so the promised funding prohibition has not yet been delivered while the current Congress remains ongoing.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%