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H.Res. 528: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Victims of the Terror Protection Fund.

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H.Res. 528: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Victims of the Terror Protection Fund.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Victims of the Terror Protection Fund.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations should be declared an existential threat to the human rights and security of the Nigerian people and their regional neighbors; the global strategy for ending the suffering and creating solutions for displaced persons in Africa includes a Victims of Terror Protection Fund, which should provide humanitarian assistance to Boko Haram victims; military technical assistance be provided to Nigeria and its neighbors; and the Victims of Terror Support Fund should be modeled after the cases of Khazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea where prior kleptocracy initiatives have been created to benefit communities and victims in need of support.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Victims of the Terror Protection Fund.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Judy Chu (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

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Words on this page, explained (4)
Ballot initiative
A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hres528 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114