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To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a…

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To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2011 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.
Oct 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Oct 6, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 6, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should take diplomatic steps to express gratitude to Greece for upholding the rule of law in preventing hostile forces from violating a legal naval blockade of Gaza by Israel and thereby advancing the security of its ally Israel.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

What's happening now October 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Oct 6, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Oct 6, 2011
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 6, 2011
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Oct 6, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Oct 6, 2011
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 6, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Oct 6, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3131: To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3131/
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"H.R. 3131: To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3131/.
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H.R. 3131, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3131/.
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[H.R. 3131: To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3131/)
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