HR 9291 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

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

Introduced Nov 14, 2022 Originated House Sponsor André Carson D-IN

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Latest action · Nov 14, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 14, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.)

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 14, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-MOCori BushOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalNov 14, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalNov 14, 2022
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-WIMark PocanOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalNov 14, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeNov 18, 2022
D-PADwight EvansNov 18, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezNov 18, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatNov 29, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanDec 22, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoDec 22, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Nov 14, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 14, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Nov 14, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E1141-1142)
  3. Nov 14, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1141Lists H8494H.R. 9291–9296André Carson D-INNov 14, 2022

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 14, 2022Introduced in House

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