US HB2590 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To promote and protect the human rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used by the Government of Israel to support the military detention of Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure, appropriation, and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank, or further annexation of Palestinian land in violation of international law.
Title
Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
| Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO] | Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY] |
| Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
| Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2021-04-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2590/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2590/BILLS-117hr2590ih.pdf |
