Exclusions: July 2026 classification audit

These bills were captured by keyword search but have no identifiable Israel/Palestine content, and are listed here for transparency rather than silently deleted. Each entry gives the bill number, title, and the individual reason it was removed.

Every change from the audit is recorded in the changelog. A separate page lists every keyword match screened out before it ever appeared on the site.

All 27 removed bills

  • H.R. 9830 (118th): Fair Credit for American Hostages Act. EXCLUDE: verified country-agnostic FCRA credit protection for all detained Americans; no I/P nexus
  • S. 5543 (118th): Fair Credit for American Hostages Act. EXCLUDE: companion; same
  • H.R. 1 (112th): Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013. EXCLUDE: Sandy relief; off-topic
  • H.R. 440 (112th): To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.. EXCLUDE: Near East religious-freedom envoy; not Israel/Palestine
  • S. 1245 (112th): Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011. EXCLUDE: Companion of HR 440; same exclusion
  • S.Res. 601 (112th): A resolution commending the people of Albania on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of their independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire on November 28, 1912, and commending Albanians in Albania and Kosovo for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust.. EXCLUDE: Albania independence centennial; off-topic
  • H.R. 6496 (110th): Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008. EXCLUDE: Iraqi refugees; out of scope
  • H.R. 6760 (110th): Combat Bonus Act. EXCLUDE: Combat bonus; off-topic
  • S. 328 (110th): Ensuring Implementation of the 9/11 Commission Report Act. EXCLUDE: FCC spectrum; off-topic
  • S. 2146 (110th): A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.. EXCLUDE: EPA settlement; artifact
  • S. 3541 (110th): Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008. EXCLUDE: Iraqi refugees; out of scope
  • H.Con.Res. 260 (110th): Condemning the kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 United States citizens for over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demanding their immediate and unconditional release.. EXCLUDE: FARC Colombia; off-topic
  • H.R. 334 (109th): Angolan Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005. EXCLUDE: Angola TPS; off-topic
  • H.R. 377 (109th): HEROES Act of 2005. EXCLUDE: Military pay; off-topic
  • S. 77 (109th): HEROES Act of 2005. EXCLUDE: Military pay; off-topic
  • H.R. 2364 (105th): To reduce Federal spending in several programs.. EXCLUDE: verified generic deficit-reduction package; no identifiable I/P provision; restore as bundled if full text shows Israel aid item
  • H.R. 3438 (105th): To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking a child hostage in order to evade arrest.. EXCLUDE: Domestic criminal law; hostage artifact
  • H.R. 3515 (105th): To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude from income, for purposes of determining annual income for veterans' non-service-connected disability pension, amounts received by a veteran from any judgment or settlement of a claim for damages against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.. EXCLUDE: VA settlement; artifact
  • H.R. 3556 (105th): To reduce Federal spending in several programs.. EXCLUDE: companion; same
  • H.Res. 523 (105th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist bombing of the United States Embassies in East Africa.. EXCLUDE: Kenya/Tanzania embassy bombings; off-topic
  • H.Con.Res. 156 (105th): Expressing concern for the continued deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political settlement in that country.. EXCLUDE: Afghanistan; off-topic
  • H.Con.Res. 277 (105th): Concerning the New Tribes Mission hostage crisis.. EXCLUDE: FARC missionaries; off-topic
  • S.Con.Res. 6 (105th): A concurrent resolution expressing concern for the continued deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political settlement in that country.. EXCLUDE: Afghanistan; off-topic
  • S.Con.Res. 116 (105th): A concurrent resolution concerning the New Tribes Mission hostage crisis.. EXCLUDE: FARC missionaries; off-topic
  • H.R. 1601 (97th): A bill to authorize the President to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to the 8 servicemen who died in the attempt to rescue the Americans who were held hostage in Iran.. EXCLUDE: Iran 1980 rescue medal; out of scope
  • H.R. 4903 (97th): A bill granting the consent of the Congress to an interstate compact between the States of Mississippi and Louisiana establishing a commission to study the feasibility of rapid rail transit service between the two States.. EXCLUDE: Interstate compact; keyword artifact
  • S. 2045 (97th): A bill granting the consent of the Congress to an interstate compact between the States of Mississippi and Louisiana establishing a commission to study the feasibility of rapid rail transit service between the two states.. EXCLUDE: Interstate compact; keyword artifact