US Congress House Bill 3542 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-7)
Status: Engrossed on February 15 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act (Sec. 3) This bill states that it is U.S. policy to condemn Hamas's use of human shields and act against those engaging in or supporting the use of human shields. (Sec. 4) The President is urged to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to use U.S. influence at the Security Council to secure support for a resolution: (1) imposing multilateral sanctions against Hamas's use of human shields; and (2) specifying steps to prevent, and consequences for, the use of U.N. employees as human shields or facilities that enable that use. (Sec. 5) The President shall prohibit property transactions and U.S. entry (and revoke current visas) 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's unlawful attempt to use civilians, civilian property, or other protected persons to shield military objectives from lawful attack; and (2) each foreign person or entity and each agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that has significantly facilitated or attempted to facilitate such an act. The President may waive a sanction for 180 days with prior congressional certification that such waiver is in U.S. national security interests.

Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act

Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

2018-02-14 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 74 (Y: 415 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-15	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2018-02-14	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2018-02-14	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-02-14	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)
2018-02-14	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1146)
2018-02-13	House	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.
2018-02-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3542.
2018-02-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1083-1087)
2018-02-13	House	Mr. Wilson (SC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-11-15	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-11-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-07-28	House	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.
2017-07-28	House	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.
2017-07-28	House	Introduced in House

SB3257 (Related) 2018-10-03 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3542/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3542/BILLS-115hr3542ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3542/BILLS-115hr3542eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201874