Call on Congress to reinstate support for UNRWA.

Rashida Tlaib · Michigan · Democratic

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The resolution also calls on Congress to reinstate support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides live-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees.

The resolution includes a call for Congress to restore funding/support for UNRWA.

Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing 78 Years of Ongoing Palestinian Nakba
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(5) support the resumed provision of social services to Palestinian refugees through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East;

The resolution calls for restoring support for UNRWA-backed services for Palestinian refugees.

BILLS-119hres409ih.pdf
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Evidence

“Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. Carson, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Simon, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs” and the resolution title includes language “Recognizing the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian refugees’ rights.”

Tlaib formally introduced a resolution on May 14, 2026 that includes a call to support the resumed provision of UNRWA services to Palestinian refugees. This is concrete legislative action, but the resolution was only referred to committee and has no evidence of enactment or House adoption in the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. Res. 1289 (IH) - Recognizing the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian refugees’ rights. - BILLS-119hres1289ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The resolution states: “support the resumed provision of social services to Palestinian refugees through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.” It also says the United States has financially supported UNRWA on an almost continuous basis since its establishment.

This is the underlying text of Tlaib’s Nakba/Palestinian refugees resolution and shows the UNRWA-support language clearly. It demonstrates the same policy demand but not delivery; the measure was introduced and referred, not passed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hres409ih.pdf
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The press release says the resolution “calls on Congress to reinstate support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides live-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees.”

Official congressional-office statement confirms Tlaib publicly called on Congress to reinstate UNRWA support on May 14, 2026. This is a serious advocacy step, but it is still only a request and does not show congressional action completed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing 78 Years of Ongoing Palestinian Nakba
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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

The evidence shows Rashida Tlaib publicly and formally acted on the promise by introducing and promoting a House resolution that explicitly calls on Congress to reinstate support for UNRWA. That is a serious legislative advocacy step attributable to her. However, the cited measures were referred to committee and there is no evidence here that Congress actually reinstated support or adopted the resolution. Because the promise is framed as calling on Congress to do so, her act of calling for reinstatement is documented, but the underlying policy outcome has not been shown as completed in the record provided. That supports an unresolved judgment rather than delivered or partial.

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