RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act
Latest action · Jan 31, 2025 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 31, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act or the RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to prepare or promulgate certain materials (including any policy, guidance, regulation, executive order, or other work products) that refers to Judea and Samaria as the West Bank. The prohibition does not apply to U.S. obligations under international treaties or other agreements.
The bill also amends certain laws to replace the term the West Bank with Judea and Samaria.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Aug 8, 2025 |
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 31, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 21, January 31, 2025, page H434.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33546 | Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations | Report | Oct 20, 2026 |
| R44000 | Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues and U.S. Relations | Report | Aug 20, 2026 |
| R44245 | Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations | Report | Jul 2, 2026 |
| R47321 | Iran: Background and U.S. Policy | Report | May 22, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 384 | RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act | Identical bill | Feb 4, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of materials that use the term "West Bank", and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act
- Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced 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.
