To prohibit United States assistance for the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza, unless certain conditions are met.
Latest action · Mar 17, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) unless the President certifies to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that: (1) the PA leadership is not tainted by violence, has publicly rebuked Palestinian violence, has ended incitement, and has taken all actions within its capacity to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure; and (2) the violence in the West Bank and Gaza has subsided.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to Feb 7, 2006, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Feb 7, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economic assistance
- Foreign leaders
- Gaza Strip
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Israel
- Middle East and North Africa
- Palestinians
- Peace
- Political violence
- President and foreign policy
- Sanctions (International law)
- Terrorism
- West Bank
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
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