H.R. 9435: Saudi Arabia December 6, 2019, Anti-Terror and Accountability Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-12-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-12-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
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Saudi Arabia December 6, 2019, Anti-Terror and Accountability Act

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Saudi Arabia December 6, 2019, Anti-Terror and Accountability Act This bill prohibits using federal funds to support Saudi Arabia's military actions in Yemen or to conduct military officer exchange programs with Saudi Arabia. The bill also adds authorization for a $10 million claim for each victim of the December 6, 2019, shooting at the Pensacola, Florida, Naval Air Station to the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The bill appropriates to the fund a specified amount from unobligated balances appropriated for security assistance for Ukraine in FY2023.

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Saudi Arabia December 6, 2019, Anti-Terror and Accountability Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr9435.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9435 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117