[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5431 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5431

   To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay reparations issued by 
  international bodies or courts for violations of international law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2025

  Ms. Hageman (for herself and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the use of Federal funds to pay reparations issued by 
  international bodies or courts for violations of international law.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY REPARATIONS 
              ISSUED BY INTERNATIONAL BODIES OR COURTS FOR VIOLATIONS 
              OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

    No Federal funds may be used to pay any reparations in the form of 
restitution, compensation and satisfaction issued by an international 
body or court for a violation of international law unless Congress 
specifically approves such reparations in an Act of Congress enacted on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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