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H.R. 2407: Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

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H.R. 2407: Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-30 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 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

Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

Plain summary

Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act This bill prohibits the use of certain foreign-assistance funds to support the military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill treatment of children in violation of international humanitarian law. The bill also prohibits such funds from being used to support certain practices against children, including torture, sensory deprivation, solitary confinement, and arbitrary detention. The bill also authorizes the Department of State to provide funding to nongovernmental organizations to (1) monitor and assess incidents of Palestinian children being subjected to Israeli military detention, and (2) provide treatment and rehabilitation for Palestinians under 21 years of age who have been subject to military detention as children.

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Official text

Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), André Carson (D-IN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2407 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116