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HR902Referred to Committee

RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-31
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
Republican · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (603 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000478

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (11)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

11 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-01-31

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-01-31

Plain-English 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 .

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

International Affairs
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