U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 1, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJun 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act of 2023
This bill modifies and extends certain authorities related to Israel. For example, the bill
- extends the authorization for the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer certain defense items to Israel;
- extends the authorization to finance cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries related to water resources, agriculture, and energy storage;
- extends energy cooperation and authorizes the Department of Energy to make grants to Israel to support advanced nuclear technologies, as well as for carbon capture, utilization, and storage;
- requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to ensure that applicants from Abraham Accord countries are eligible for Middle East Regional Cooperation grants; and
- requires the Department of State to report to Congress on U.S. diplomatic efforts to oppose politically motivated investigations against the United States and Israel at the International Criminal Court.
Cosponsors 163
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2023 to Oct 11, 2024; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Jun 1, 2023 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Jun 1, 2023 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 1, 2023 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Jun 1, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jun 1, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John James | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jul 17, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Oct 25, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Oct 25, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Oct 11, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 1, 2023 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 1, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 95, June 1, 2023, page H2713.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation between the United States and Israel, expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham Accords Enhancement Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2023Introduced in House
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