3.0.0 5734 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z House H HR 2014-11-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STOCKMAN:H.R. 5734.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H8071]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-11-18T15:01:25Z 2014-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2014-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000937 Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] STEVE STOCKMAN R TX 36 N International Affairs Appropriations Arab-Israeli relations Citizenship and naturalization Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Gaza Strip Government lending and loan guarantees International organizations and cooperation Israel Middle East Palestinians Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status United Nations West Bank International Affairs

00 2014-11-18 Introduced in House 2014-11-19T21:13:08Z Right of Return Act - Requires the following courses of action:

• the Secretary of State shall call for Israel to increase the standard of living of those living in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza by extending its sovereignty over those territories, and for the Palestinian Arab residents currently residing in those areas to be granted citizenship in the countries that controlled them from 1949 to 1967 and have a right of return to those countries;
• no funds appropriated by Congress may be obligated or expended to provide any U.S. assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as long as part of the PA unity government refuses to allow such right of return;
• the Secretary shall ensure that refugees are allowed to return to their host countries in accordance with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) regulations; and
• all U.S. assistance, loan guarantee, and debt relief that currently go to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) shall instead be used to assist those who exercise their right of return.

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