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HR 9291 117th Congress House International Affairs

To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Introduced: November 14, 2022 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 14, 2022
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E1141-1142)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of State to report to Congress on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh. The report shall also be made available to the public on the State Department's website.

(Abu Akleh was a U.S. citizen and journalist who was shot and killed in the city of Jenin in the West Bank in May 2022. At the time of her shooting, Israeli security forces and Palestinians were trading fire in the area.)

What's happening now November 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19
Bowman, Jamaal
· Dec 22, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 22, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 29, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 18, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 18, 2022
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 14, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Nov 14, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 14, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 14, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 14, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Nov 14, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9291: To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9291/
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