HR902-119

In Committee

RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill prohibits federal agencies from using any appropriated funds to create or publish any government materials (policies, regulations, executive orders, press releases, briefings, communications) that refer to the disputed. It relies on compliance mandates and exemptions. The main policy areas are Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Technology.

Who Benefits and How

Pro-Israel advocacy organizations would be affected and Government printing and publishing contractors could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal agencies producing foreign policy materials would take on compliance duties, U.S. State Department would take on compliance duties, and Government contractors and consultants producing foreign affairs materials would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Prohibits federal agencies from using any appropriated funds to create or publish any government materials (policies, regulations, executive orders, press releases, briefings, communications) that refer to the disputed...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill prohibits federal agencies from using any appropriated funds to create or publish any government materials (policies, regulations, executive orders, press releases, briefings, communications) that refer to the disputed.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Affairs, Finance, Technology

Primary Purpose

The bill prohibits federal agencies from using any appropriated funds to create or publish any government materials (policies, regulations, executive orders, press releases, briefings, communications) that refer to the disputed.

Policy Domains

Foreign Affairs Finance Technology

Section 2 - Sense of Congress

Identified Gains
  • Pro-Israel advocacy organizations
  • Government printing and publishing contractors
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Pro-Israel advocacy organizations:
Government printing and publishing contractors:
Identified Costs
  • Federal agencies producing foreign policy materials
  • U.S. State Department
  • Government contractors and consultants producing foreign affairs materials
  • Palestinian advocacy organizations
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
U.S. State Department:
Palestinian advocacy organizations:
Federal agencies producing foreign policy materials:
Government contractors and consultants producing foreign affairs materials:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 31, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Miller …

Jan 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jan 31, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Federal agencies producing foreign policy materials, U.S. State Department

Advocacy Groups
2 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -1 negative

Palestinian advocacy organizations, Pro-Israel advocacy organizations

Positive-direction: Pro-Israel advocacy organizations

Negative-direction: Palestinian advocacy organizations

Professional Services
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Government contractors and consultants producing foreign affairs materials

Media & Entertainment
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Government printing and publishing contractors

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Affairs Finance Technology
Domains
Government Operations Foreign Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
Domains
Legislative Reform Foreign Assistance

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Judea and Samaria" §2(1)

The land annexed by Israel from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War, with the land south of Jerusalem being 'Judea' and the land north of Jerusalem being 'Samaria'

"West Bank" §2(2)

The term that should no longer be used in official government materials (to be replaced by 'Judea and Samaria')

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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