H.R. 3477: To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-05-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-05-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of State to report to Congress on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh. The report shall also be made available to the public on the State Department's website. (Abu Akleh was a U.S. citizen and journalist who was shot and killed in the city of Jenin in the West Bank in May 2022. At the time of her shooting, Israeli security forces and Palestinians were trading fire in the area.)

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Official text

To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] · 21 cosponsors

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Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Paul Tonko (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr3477.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr3477 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118