NORPAC is a
bipartisan
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, multi-candidate
political action committee
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(PAC) working to strengthen
United States
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Israel
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relations. NORPAC has spent the past 30 years building deep ties with candidates for the US House and Senate who advance the alliance between the United States and Israel. Together with a donor network from across the country, NORPAC provides financial, organizational, and educational support for candidates. NORPAC is volunteer-founded and led, with funds going directly to pro-Israel candidates.
Supported issues
Each year, before its annual Mission to Washington, NORPAC selects 5 issues or bills it will discuss that year, including:
#Foreign Aid to Israel
#IFSA, the Iran Freedom Support Act
H.R.282S.333
), which imposes sanctions on Iran in response to nuclear activity.
#USIECA, the US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act
H.R.2730S.1862
, which supports joint alternative energy research.
#PATA, the Palestinian Anti-Terror Act
H.R.4861S.2370
, which restricts aid to the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Authority (while still allowing humanitarian aid) unless certain actions opposing terror are taken.
#The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act
H.R.2037S.1171
, which imposes sanctions on Saudi Arabia unless it clearly shuts down terrorist organizations within the country and ends support for such organizations outside the country.
Activities
Mission to Washington
Each year, NORPAC sends a group of active members to meet with Senators and Members of Congress to discuss the U.S.-Israel relationship. The mission includes up to 1,000 attendees and meets with the majority of congress.
Political fundraising
NORPAC hosts fundraisers for various political candidates who are supportive of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Organization leadership
National officers
Regional officers
See also
*American Israel Public Affairs Committee
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC ) is a pro-Israel lobbying group that advocates its policies to the legislative and executive branches of the United States. It is one of several pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the ...
*Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation. The l ...
References
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External links
NORPAC websiteNORPAC
at OpenSecrets
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United States political action committees
Foreign policy political advocacy groups in the United States
Israel–United States relations
1982 establishments in New Jersey