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HR 3797 115th Congress House

Define it to Fight it Act of 2017

Official title: To withhold United States contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations until the United Nations adopts a definition of "intern… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To withhold United States contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations until the United Nations adopts a definition of "international terrorism" concurrent with United States laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Foreign aid and international reliefTerrorismTravel and tourismUnited Nations
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Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 14, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7412)
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Define it to Fight it Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of State to withhold 10% of U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations (U.N.) until the U.N. adopts a definition of international terrorism concurrent with U.S. laws.

"International terrorism" means terrorism involving one or more citizens of a country, or the territory of one or more countries, if the government of any such country consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards the activities of that citizen or that use of the territory, including its use as a transit point.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Nov 7, 2017
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 25, 2017
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Sep 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3797: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3797/
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"H.R. 3797: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3797/.
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