House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

PEACE Act

H.R. 2609Introduced Apr 2, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To promote education and training to United States diplomatic personnel relating to the Abraham Accords and other normalization agreements with Israel, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Schneider D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 2, 2025
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Latest action: Apr 2, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2609.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCHNEIDER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 59, April 2, 2025, Page H1413):
Article I of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bradley Schneider.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-10 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.