Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
Latest action · Feb 12, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Oct 29, 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 Feb 12, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 30, February 12, 2026, page H2220.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit funds made available for assistance to the Government of Israel to be used to support certain violations of international law, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 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.
