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H.R. 1164: Taylor Force Act

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H.R. 1164: Taylor Force Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278. 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.

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Official title

Taylor Force Act

Plain summary

Taylor Force Act (Sec. 4) This bill prohibits certain FY2018-FY2023 economic support assistance that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority (PA) from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the PA, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any successor or affiliated organizations: are taking steps to end acts of violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens perpetrated by individuals under their jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack that killed former Army officer Taylor Force; have revoked any law, decree, or document authorizing or implementing a system of compensation for imprisoned individuals that uses the sentence or incarceration period to determine compensation; have terminated payments for acts of terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens to any individual who has been fairly tried and imprisoned for such acts, to any individual who died committing such acts, and to family members of such an individual; and are publicly condemning such acts of violence and are investigating such acts. This assistance limitation shall not apply to: (1) the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, (2) wastewater projects, and (3) children's vaccination projects. Withheld funds shall remain available for up to two years before being reallocated. (Sec. 5) The bill prescribes initial and annual reporting requirements.

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Official text

Taylor Force Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · 169 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1164, Taylor Force Act (2017-11-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Brian Babin (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), J. French Hill (R-AR), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jason Smith (R-MO), David Schweikert (R-AZ) and 109 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1164 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115