HR 8629 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

GAZA Act

Latest action · Jun 5, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedJun 5, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 5, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJun 5, 2024
R-AZElijah CraneOriginalJun 5, 2024
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJun 5, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 5, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 5, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 5, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To provide that an alien who holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority may not be admitted or paroled into the United States or be issued a visa or other documentation to enter the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 96, June 5, 2024, page H3674.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide that an alien who holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority may not be admitted or paroled into the United States or be issued a visa or other documentation to enter the United States.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
GAZA Act
Guarding American Zones Against Palestinian Immigration Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 5, 2024Introduced in House

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