YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesA non-binding House statement backing Palestinian refugees’ right of return — no force of law.
Civil Liberties
The resolution supports letting Palestinian refugees go back to homes they left in 1948, or be paid for lost property. It points to a 1948 United Nations vote the United States supported. A House resolution cannot make any of that happen.
It asks that United States weapons not be used to destroy Palestinian homes or push Palestinians off their land. It also asks the government to stop backing such actions abroad. Nothing in it binds the President or any agency.
More about this bill
Nothing in daily life would change here, and no money would move. A House resolution states the view of the House. It sets no law and binds no agency. This one would put the House on record about the Nakba. Nakba is the Arabic word for “catastrophe”. Palestinians use it for the mass displacement that came with Israel’s founding in 1948. The resolution says that displacement goes on today. It calls Israel’s government an apartheid government carrying out a genocide. Those are the resolution’s words. It asks the United States to mark the date and teach the history. It backs the right of refugees to return home or be paid for lost property. It urges renewed United States support for the United Nations agency that aids those refugees. It also asks that United States weapons not be used to destroy Palestinian homes.
Congressional Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that it is the policy of the United States to recognize the Palestinian Nakba and support Palestinian refugees' rights. It also states that it is the policy of the United States to recognize that Palestinians are a unique people.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-14
- Date Added
- 2026-08-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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