House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
Official title: To prohibit funds made available for assistance to the Government of Israel to be used to support certain violations of international law, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 12, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7545.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCOLLUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 30, February 12, 2026, Page H2220):Pursuant to Article I Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7545, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7545
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Emily Randall (D-WA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum.
- H.R. 588 (119th) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
- H.R. 5521 (119th) Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1463 (119th) Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- H.R. 5328 (119th) Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025
- H.Res. 613 (119th) Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- H.R. 8016 (119th) Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.