Gaza Strip Travel Restriction Act

Bill: 118-hr-8558
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2024-05-23
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2024 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To give Presidential Proclamation 9645 the full force and effect of law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gaza Strip Travel Restriction Act . 2. Presidential Proclamation 9645 (a) In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, Presidential Proclamation 9645, dated September 24, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 45161), shall have the full force and effect of law. (b) Gaza Strip For purposes of this Act, individuals residing in the Gaza Strip shall be treated in the same manner as nationals of countries identified under section 2 of Presidential Proclamation 9645, dated September 24, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 45161). (c) Definition In this Act, the term Gaza Strip means the area along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula that was demarcated in the Egyptian-Israeli armistice agreement of February 24, 1949.