Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for HR 902.
Sponsor: Tenney, Claudia (R-New York)
Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act or the RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to prepare or promulgate certain materials (including any policy, guidance, regulation, executive order, or other work products) that refers to Judea and Samaria as the West Bank. The prohibition does not apply to U.S. obligations under international treaties or other agreements. The bill also amends certain laws to replace the term the West Bank with Judea and Samaria .
This bill prevents the federal government from using taxpayer money to create materials (policy documents, guidance, regulations) that call the West Bank by that name. Instead, it requires the term 'Judea and Samaria' in government work products, and amends existing laws to make that replacement. The ban does not apply to US obligations under international treaties.
The bill advances Israeli territorial naming by mandating a specific term tied to Israeli sovereignty claims over the territory, replacing internationally recognized and US-standard terminology. This shapes how the federal government discusses the disputed territory in official communications and policy.
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