3.0.0 2497 2023-01-11T13:36:44Z 2023-01-11T13:36:44Z House HR 2017-05-17 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:H.R. 2497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1. The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States[Page H4312]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-05-17T14:04:20Z Condemning Palestinian incitement and reaffirming the special bond between Israel and the United States. 115 68 HRES 2017-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Related bill CRS 2017-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 N International Affairs Arab-Israeli relations Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Gaza Strip Government information and archives Israel Middle East News media and reporting Palestinians Terrorism West Bank International Affairs 00 2017-05-17 Introduced in House 2018-02-22T21:42:56Z End Subsidizing Palestinian Terrorism Act

This bill declares that Congress:

  • condemns incitement and acts of violence against Israeli citizens;
  • calls on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to publicly condemn incitement and acts of violence against Israeli citizens and to discontinue incitement in Palestinian Authority-controlled media outlets, and calls on the international community to condemn such incitement and acts of violence;
  • expresses the belief that any chance at lasting peace can only happen through peaceful, bilateral, discussions and sound consultation with peaceful allies;
  • expresses support for individuals and organizations working to encourage Israeli-Palestinian cooperation and for the many activists within Israel and the Palestinian territories working to bring an end to the conflict; and
  • reaffirms the friendship between Israel and the United States.

No funds made available for purposes of assistance for the Palestinian Authority or the West Bank and Gaza may be obligated or expended unless the Department of State certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority:

  • is taking credible steps to end terrorist acts against U.S. and Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control;
  • has publicly condemned acts of violence and is taking steps to investigate, or is cooperating with investigations of, such acts to bring the perpetrators to justice; and
  • has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for such acts and to any individual who died committing such acts, or to a family member of such an individual.
]]> End Subsidizing Palestinian Terrorism Act Display Title End Subsidizing Palestinian Terrorism Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank and Gaza, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced End Subsidizing Palestinian Terrorism Act Introduced in House 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2497ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2497ih.xml 2017-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.