Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act
- Last Action
- 12/18/2019
Actions
- 2019-12-18Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 2019-12-18Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2019-04-18Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2019-04-18Introduced in House
- 2019-04-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-18 (00)
Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act
This bill directs the Department of State to report annually to Congress on the school materials used by the Palestinian Authority or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the West Bank and Gaza. Specifically, the report shall address (1) whether the materials used encourage violence or intolerance toward other nations or ethnic groups, (2) the steps the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA have taken to reform such materials, and (3) whether U.S. foreign assistance is used to fund the dissemination of the offending materials.
The State Department shall make such reports publicly available.
Cosponsors (18)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Denver Riggleman (R-VA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- John Ratcliffe (R-TX)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Gaza Strip
- Government information and archives
- Middle East
- Palestinians
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- United Nations
- West Bank
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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