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H.R. 2590 117th Congress House

Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

Official title: To promote and protect the human rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To promote and protect the human rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used by the Government of Israel to support the military detention of Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure, appropriation, and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank, or further annexation of Palestinian land in violation of international law.

Introduced: April 15, 2021 Introduced by: Betty McCollum Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 15, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

This bill limits U.S. assistance to Israel and establishes reporting requirements related to Israel's activities in the West Bank and its expenditures for offshore procurement.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of any funds that are made available for assistance to Israel in support of (1) military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill treatment of Palestinian children; (2) seizure, appropriation, or destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank; or (3) unilateral annexation by Israel of West Bank territory. The Department of State must report on the nature and extent of such activities carried out by Israel.

Further, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report identifying and analyzing Israel's expenditures for offshore procurement, including (1) specific programs and items to which funds for offshore procurement in Israel have been allocated, and (2) identifying all end-use monitoring to which Israel is subject with respect to U.S.-origin defense articles.

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 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 21
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 10, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 9, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 29, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 22, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 14, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 4, 2021
Payne, Donald
· May 28, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 20, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 18, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 17, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 12, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Apr 26, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 16, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Apr 16, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Apr 15, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 15, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 15, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2590: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2590/
MLA
"H.R. 2590: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2590/.
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H.R. 2590, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2590/.
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