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House Bill 3542
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act
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Passed House on Feb 14, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Jul 28, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 15, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3542
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Joe Wilson
South Carolina
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Republican
Doug Lamborn
Colorado
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Florida
Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Florida
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Florida
Democrat
Ted Deutch
Florida
Democrat
Brad Schneider
Illinois
Republican
Andy Barr
Kentucky
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Massachusetts
Republican
Paul Mitchell
Michigan
Republican
Ann Wagner
Missouri
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
New Jersey
Republican
Claudia Tenney
New York
Republican
Dan Donovan
New York
Republican
Kevin Cramer
North Dakota
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Republican
Mike Kelly
Pennsylvania
Republican
Ralph Norman
South Carolina
Republican
Ted Poe
Texas
Republican
John Curtis
Utah
Republican
Glenn Grothman
Wisconsin
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 14, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
74
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act

This bill states that it is U.S. policy to: (1) condemn the use of human shields by Hamas as an act of terrorism and a violation of human rights and international humanitarian law, and (2) act against those engaging in or supporting the use of human shields.

The President is urged to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to use U.S. influence at the U.N. Security Council to secure support for a resolution imposing multilateral sanctions against Hamas's use of human shields.

The President shall prohibit property transactions and U.S. entry with respect to: (1) each foreign person or entity that is a member of or acting on behalf of Hamas and that is responsible for or complicit in Hamas' use of human shields; and (2) each foreign person or entity and each agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that has significantly facilitated any act with respect to such use of human shields, provided material support to a listed person or entity, or attempted to facilitate or support such acts or persons.

The President may waive a sanction for 120 days with prior congressional certification that such waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
February 15, 2018
Engrossed in House
February 14, 2018
Introduced in House
July 28, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Jul 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
52
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3257
Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (14)
02/15/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
02/14/2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
02/14/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/14/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 74). (text: CR 2/13/2018 H1083-1084)
02/14/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 74).(text: CR 2/13/2018 H1083-1084)
02/14/2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1146)
02/13/2018
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
02/13/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3542.
02/13/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1083-1087)
02/13/2018
Mr. Wilson (SC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
11/15/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
11/15/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
07/28/2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
07/28/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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