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HR 3477 118th Congress House International Affairs

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

Introduced: June 5, 2023 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E464)
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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 May 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 17
D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 1, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 1, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 1, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 1, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Nov 1, 2023
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 1, 2023
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 1, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 1, 2023
 D
Casar, Greg
Texas · Aug 11, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 11, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Aug 11, 2023
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 11, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 5, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Jun 5, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 5, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 5, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 5, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3477: To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3477/
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"H.R. 3477: To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3477/.
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H.R. 3477, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3477/.
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