H.R. 6389: Taylor Force Act
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H.R. 6389: Taylor Force Act
114th Congress · introduced 2016-11-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-11-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Taylor Force Act
Plain summary
Taylor Force Act This bill prohibits certain assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority: is taking steps to end acts of violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under its jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack that killed former Army officer Taylor Force; is publicly condemning such acts of violence and is investigating, or cooperating in investigations of, such acts; and has terminated payments for acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been convicted and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual.
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Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr6389.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr6389 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114