Justice for Shireen Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2026 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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Nov 5, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Nov 9, 2026 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 30, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2026Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E85)
- Jan 30, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2026Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E85 | André Carson D-IN | Jan 30, 2026 |
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. 172, no. 22, January 30, 2026, page H1922.
Titles 2
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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Justice for Shireen Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
