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Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

Introduced: April 30, 2019 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E508-509)
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Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

This bill prohibits the use of certain foreign-assistance funds to support the military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill treatment of children in violation of international humanitarian law. The bill also prohibits such funds from being used to support certain practices against children, including torture, sensory deprivation, solitary confinement, and arbitrary detention.

The bill also authorizes the Department of State to provide funding to nongovernmental organizations to (1) monitor and assess incidents of Palestinian children being subjected to Israeli military detention, and (2) provide treatment and rehabilitation for Palestinians under 21 years of age who have been subject to military detention as children.

What's happening now April 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 20
Payne, Donald
· Sep 8, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 17, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 10, 2019
Bass, Karen
· Jul 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 10, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2407: Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2407/
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"H.R. 2407: Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2407/.
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H.R. 2407, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2407/.
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