H.R. 3797: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
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H.R. 3797: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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.
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Official title
Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
Plain summary
Define it to Fight it Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State to withhold 10% of U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations (U.N.) until the U.N. adopts a definition of international terrorism concurrent with U.S. laws. "International terrorism" means terrorism involving one or more citizens of a country, or the territory of one or more countries, if the government of any such country consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards the activities of that citizen or that use of the territory, including its use as a transit point.
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Official text
Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · 3 cosponsors
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Roger Williams (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3797.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3797 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115