Return to PEACE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5606 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5606 To codify sanctions with respect to individuals who are Palestine Liberation Organization members and Palestinian Authority officials. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To codify sanctions with respect to individuals who are Palestine Liberation Organization members and Palestinian Authority officials. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Return to Palestinian Entities Accountability and Counterterrorism Enforcement Act'' or ``Return to PEACE Act''. SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION MEMBERS AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OFFICIALS. (a) In General.--On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the sanctions that deny visas to individuals who are members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) pursuant to section 604(a)(1) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act, as in effect on July 31, 2025, shall remain in effect and continue to apply except for as provided in subsection (b). (b) Applicability of Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 604(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107- 228), the Secretary of State may, on a case-by-base basis not to exceed renewable periods of 180 days, waive the application of the sanctions codified in subsection (a) with respect to an individual or individuals if the Secretary transmits to the appropriate