Israel Human Rights Information Request (S.Res. 852)
Would request a statement from the Secretary of State on Israel's human rights practices.
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge S.Res. 852 from the Foreign Relations Committee on September 29, 2026, by a vote of 47 to 51. This action did not decide adoption of the resolution.
Status
introduced
Sep 14, 2026
Recorded actions
1
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Origin
senate
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
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Advancing an Israel Human Rights Information Request
Discharge S.Res. 852, requesting information on Israel's human rights practices, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected 47 yea, 51 nay, 2 not voting
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Angela Alsobrooks on the Israel Human Rights Resolution
“Whenever an American citizen is killed overseas, Congress has a responsibility to learn exactly what happened and what we can do to ensure it never happens again. I joined my...”
What the text provides
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Statement requested
Section 1(a) would request that the Secretary of State submit an unclassified statement on Israel's human rights practices to the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees within 30 days of adoption, under section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, prepared in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser.
Killings of U.S. citizens
Section 1(b)(1) through (3) lists information the statement should include on the alleged killing of U.S. citizens by the Israel Defense Forces, other Israeli security forces, or Israeli settlers since January 1, 2022, naming nine people: the status of investigations, credible evidence, information on potential suspects and their units, Israeli accountability steps and related U.S. diplomatic communications, and a determination of whether any responsible units would be implicated by section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 362 of title 10.
Detained U.S. citizens and Palestinian children
Section 1(b)(4) and (5) lists an assessment of U.S. citizens held in Israeli prisons, including a list of them and a description of each case, and a description and assessment of the human rights situation of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention in the West Bank, including their number, charges, access to an attorney, any mistreatment, and how Israel's juvenile detention standards for Palestinians compare to U.S. federal standards.
U.S. government steps and definition
Section 1(b)(6) and (7) lists a description of steps the U.S. government has taken on these matters and any other information the Secretary considers relevant. Section 1(c) gives the term gross violations of internationally recognized human rights the meaning in section 502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Statements on related topics from the same weeks
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Steve Daines on Opposing an Israel Resolution
“For these reasons, I urge my colleagues to vote no on this resolution so we can stand with our ally Israel as they beat back the scourge of Iranian-backed terrorism.”
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