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Representative Khanna Proposes Sanctions on Israeli Officials Over West Bank Settlement Expansion

Condemning Israeli settlement expansion, settler violence, and related human rights abuses in the West Bank, and calling for accountability and specific United States policy responses to deter further violations and protect the viability of a negotiated two-State solution.

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A new proposal in Congress criticizes the building of Israeli settlements on land in the West Bank. It argues that these settlements, along with the destruction of Palestinian homes and violence by some settlers, make it harder to reach a peaceful 'two-state' solution where both groups have their own independent countries.
The resolution asks the U.S. government to use sanctions against specific Israeli leaders and groups involved in these activities. This could include freezing bank accounts or banning travel to the United States for officials found to be behind human rights abuses or illegal land seizures.
It also suggests changing U.S. tax rules so that Americans living in these settlements do not receive special tax breaks. The goal is to ensure that U.S. taxpayer money is not indirectly helping to pay for settlement growth or the forced removal of families from their homes.
The plan calls for the U.S. to pause certain types of military aid unless construction stops in a specific area known as 'E1.' This area is considered vital because building there could physically split Palestinian lands apart, making a future independent country nearly impossible to form.

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Mar 2, 2026House

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.

Mar 2, 2026

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Bill NumberHRES 1092

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

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