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HRES473Referred to Committee

Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-04
Introduced
125
Cosponsors
HRES
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Type

Sponsor

Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (561 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000298

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (125)

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

125 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.

2025-06-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-06-04

Plain-English Summary

This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' grave concern with (1) the humanitarian crisis and acute suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, and (2) the suffering of the hostages and hostage families. The resolution also calls on the White House, the Department of State, and other relevant federal agencies to use all available diplomatic tools to bring about the release of the hostages, the disbursement of food and humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians, and a durable end to the Gaza conflict.

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

Subjects

International Affairs
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