I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7545 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2026 
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. CASAR, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. 
OMAR, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. EVANS of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. POCAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit funds made available for assistance to the Gov-
ernment of Israel to be used to support certain violations 
of international law, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defending the Human 
Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under 
Israeli Military Occupation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In the West Bank, Israeli military law is 
applied to Palestinians while Israeli civilian law is 
applied to Israeli settlers, resulting in different legal 
protections, including for minors. 
(2) Each year, Israeli authorities detain and 
prosecute hundreds of Palestinian minors within a 
military court system that does not consistently pro-
vide timely access to legal counsel, parental presence 
during interrogation, or other basic due process 
guarantees as required under international human 
rights and humanitarian law, including the Conven-
tion on the Rights of the Child, which Israel ratified 
in 1991. 
(3) Reports by Israeli, Palestinian, and inter-
national human rights organizations have docu-
mented the use of nighttime arrests, coercive or pro-
longed interrogations, and prolonged administrative 
detention of Palestinian minors without charge or 
trial, practices inconsistent with international stand-
ards for the treatment of children in detention. 
(4) Israel’s ongoing imposition of a restrictive 
planning and permitting regime in Area C of the 
West Bank and East Jerusalem results in the rou-
tine demolition or confiscation of Palestinian homes 
and structures. 
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(5) These demolitions in Area C and East Jeru-
salem contribute to the displacement of Palestinian 
families, heighten tensions on the ground, and im-
pede efforts to create conditions conducive to long- 
term stability and peace for Israelis and Palestinians 
alike. 
(6) The expansion of Israeli settlements and 
any steps toward unilateral annexation of parts of 
the West Bank contravene international law. 
(7) Israel receives significant United States se-
curity assistance, including Foreign Military Financ-
ing and funds designated for ‘‘offshore procure-
ment’’, which constitutes an exception to standard 
United States arms transfer and assistance prac-
tices, under which a portion of United States assist-
ance may be used to procure defense articles pro-
duced in Israel. 
(8) Congress has an interest in ensuring that 
all United States-origin defense articles and funds 
are used in a manner consistent with United States 
laws, regulations, and policy objectives. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) actions by the Government of Israel in the 
occupied West Bank, including the detention and 
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