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S. 384 119th Congress Senate

RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of materials that use the term "West Bank", and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 4, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act or the RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to prepare or promulgate certain materials (including any policy, guidance, regulation, executive order, or other work products) that refer to Judea and Samaria as the West Bank. The prohibition does not apply to U.S. obligations under international treaties or other agreements.

The bill also amends certain laws to replace the term the West Bank with Judea and Samaria.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 902 Identical bill RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act
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Moreno, Bernie
Ohio · Feb 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 384: RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-384/
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"S. 384: RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-384/.
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S. 384, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-384/.
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[S. 384: RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-384/)
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