Search Results: keywords:"middle east policy"

  • H. R. 8558 — To give Presidential Proclamation 9645 the full force and effect of law.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:260

    H.R. 8558, known as the "Gaza Strip Travel Restriction Act," seeks to make Presidential Proclamation 9645, issued in 2017, into a law. This bill proposes that people living in the Gaza Strip will be treated the same way as those from countries identified in the 2017...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8558 wants to make a rule that people living in a place called the Gaza Strip have the same travel restrictions to the U.S. as people from some other specific countries. These rules were first decided in a 2017 Presidential announcement.

  • H. R. 902 — To prohibit the use of materials that use the term West Bank, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,024

    H.R. 902 aims to stop the United States government from using the term "West Bank" in official materials. Instead, it suggests using the historical names "Judea" and "Samaria," divided by Jerusalem. The bill prohibits funding for any official documents that use the term "West...

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    H.R. 902 wants the U.S. government to stop using the name "West Bank" in official papers and instead use the old names "Judea" and "Samaria" for those places. This change would mean that documents can't get money if they use "West Bank," except when dealing with other countries.

  • H. R. 1800 — To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:412

    H.R. 1800, known as the “Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025,” proposes to remove the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. This means that the sanctions imposed on Iran for its illicit weapons programs and support for terrorism would become permanent. The bill...

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    H.R. 1800 wants to make sure that the rules against Iran, which were made to stop them from doing bad things with weapons and helping bad groups, never go away. This means those rules will stay forever unless changed.