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To require the Secretary of State to certify that United States funds do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4391| House 
| Updated: 11/14/2017
Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (30)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law or the use against Palestinian children of: (1) torture, inhumane, or degrading treatment; (2) physical violence or psychological abuse; (3) incommunicado or administrative detention; (4) solitary confinement; (5) denial of parental or legal access during interrogations; or (6) force or coercion to obtain a confession. The Department of State shall annually submit to Congress: (1) a certification that none of the funds obligated or expended in the previous fiscal year for assistance to Israel have been used to support any of such activities; or (2) if the State Department cannot make such certification, a report describing each activity and the amount of funds used by Israel in violation of this bill. The State Department shall include in each annual report on the barring of development assistance to a country that engages in human rights violations a description of the nature and extent of detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli military forces or police in violation of international humanitarian law.
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Timeline
Nov 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • November 14, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 14, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesIsraelJuvenile crime and gang violenceLawyers and legal servicesMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary facilities and propertyPalestinians

To require the Secretary of State to certify that United States funds do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4391| House 
| Updated: 11/14/2017
Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law or the use against Palestinian children of: (1) torture, inhumane, or degrading treatment; (2) physical violence or psychological abuse; (3) incommunicado or administrative detention; (4) solitary confinement; (5) denial of parental or legal access during interrogations; or (6) force or coercion to obtain a confession. The Department of State shall annually submit to Congress: (1) a certification that none of the funds obligated or expended in the previous fiscal year for assistance to Israel have been used to support any of such activities; or (2) if the State Department cannot make such certification, a report describing each activity and the amount of funds used by Israel in violation of this bill. The State Department shall include in each annual report on the barring of development assistance to a country that engages in human rights violations a description of the nature and extent of detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli military forces or police in violation of international humanitarian law.
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Timeline
Nov 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • November 14, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 14, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (30)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesIsraelJuvenile crime and gang violenceLawyers and legal servicesMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary facilities and propertyPalestinians