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HRES 542 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority should be suspended until Palestinian Authority Government Resolutions relating to…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority should be suspended until Palestinian Authority Government Resolutions relating to providing a monthly salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel's prisons as a result of participation in the struggle against the Israeli occupation are repealed.

Introduced: April 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arab-Israeli relationsCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentForeign aid and international reliefGaza Strip
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It was not agreed to before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 3, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 3, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2906-2909)
Apr 3, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 3, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) should be suspended until repeal of specified Palestinian Authority Government resolutions providing for payment of monthly salaries to certain persons in Israeli prisons.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 17, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· May 1, 2014
Broun, Paul
· Apr 8, 2014
Collins, Doug
· Apr 3, 2014
Franks, Trent
· Apr 3, 2014
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Apr 3, 2014
Poe, Ted
· Apr 3, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 3, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 542: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority should be suspended until Palestinian Authority Government Resolutions relating to providing a monthly salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel's prisons as a result of participation in the struggle against the Israeli occupation are repealed.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-542/
MLA
"H. Res. 542: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority should be suspended until Palestinian Authority Government Resolutions relating to providing a monthly salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel's prisons as a result of participation in the struggle against the Israeli occupation are repealed.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-542/.
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H. Res. 542, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-542/.
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[H. Res. 542: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority should be suspended until Palestinian Authority Government Resolutions relating to providing a monthly salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel's prisons as a result of participation in the struggle against the Israeli occupation are repealed.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-542/)
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