HAGERTY, COTTON, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TARGETING PALESTINIAN TERROR PAYMENTS

Statement

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 11 other Senate colleagues, in introducing the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act, legislation aimed at eliminating Palestinian "martyr payments." The bill would deter foreign banks from making these payments by putting at risk their access to the United States financial system. A one-pager about the bill may be found here. Bill text may be found here.

"I'm pleased to co-sponsor the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act to strengthen important efforts to thwart the Palestinian Authority's abhorrent "martyr payments' that encourage terror attacks against innocent Israelis and Americans by restricting the access of liable banks to the United States financial system. This bill is a critical step in defending our allies and countering our terrorist adversaries," said Senator Hagerty.

"Radical Islamic terrorists shouldn't be rewarded for killing innocent people, and banks should be held responsible for processing any sort of "martyr payments.' Our bill will build upon the Taylor Force Act to ensure Palestinian terrorists don't benefit financially for committing these senseless murders," said Senator Cotton.

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