US Congress House Bill 3104 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-20)
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Partnership Fund for Peace for promoting economic development in Palestine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. Specifically, the bill directs the USAID to establish this fund to finance (1) small and medium-sized Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in order to promote the private sector and create jobs in Palestinian territories, and (2) people-to-people peacebuilding programs that support reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. An economic partnership, entrepreneur, or company requesting support from the fund must include a Palestinian entrepreneur or company as a partner. A people-to-people partnership requesting support from the fund must include a nonprofit organization that brings Palestinians and Israelis together for reconciliation or nonprofit organizations that further reconciliation between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel.

Partnership Fund for Peace Act of 2019

Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-06-05	House	Introduced in House

SB1727 (Same As) 2019-06-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3104/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3104/BILLS-116hr3104ih.pdf