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| https://lamborn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2197 | Taylor Force Act Passes House | 2017-12-05 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | CO | Doug Lamborn | L000564 | lamborn.house.gov | legacy | The Taylor Force Act introduced by Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) passed a crucial House vote today. The act, named in honor and memory of the son of Stuart and Robbi Force, sets conditions for American taxpayer aid to the Palestinian Authority. It would end the P.A.’s “martyr payments” policy, dubbed by critics as “pay-to-slay.” Former U.S. Army officer and combat veteran Taylor Force was murdered in a Palestinian stabbing attack in Tel Aviv in March 2016. Force, a Vanderbilt University graduate student, had been visiting Israel as part of a school-organized spring break trip in March 2016 when he was caught up in the attack that left ten others wounded. Relatives of Force’s killer, Bashar Masalha, are among the beneficiaries of the PA’s payments policy. "The vote for the Taylor Force Act on the House Floor today is an important statement from America against terrorism,” said Rep. Doug Lamborn. "In Taylor's memory, we must stop sending aid money to an entity that rewards his murderer's family and prevents any future injustice. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to vote 'yes' on this bill and hold the Palestinian Authority accountable for financing terrorism.” Stuart and Robbi Force witnessed the vote today and visited with Congressman Lamborn and many of the 170 cosponsors of the Taylor Force Act. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |