Condemning the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war.

Summary

Declares that Congress considers the Palestinian Authority to be in violation of the principles embodied in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for its use of children as soldiers and for inciting children to acts of violence and war. Urges: (1) the Palestinian Council to declare its commitment to the Convention and to adopt legislation to implement the Convention as soon as possible; (2) the President to withhold any future U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it stops the use of children in armed conflict; and (3) the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director of each international financial institution to use the U.S. voice and vote to oppose assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it discontinues its use of children as soldiers. Requests reports by the Secretary of State on: (1) the degree to which Palestinian children are encouraged by the Palestinian Authority to participate in organized violent or terrorist acts and the degree to which the Palestinian education system, religious structures, and media play a role; and (2) Palestinian Authority efforts to prevent the involvement of children in such acts.

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Timeline

1. 27 July 2001

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 July 2001

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 July 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 July 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 6 August 2001

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 August 2001

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 27 July 2001 · Official file

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Sponsors

• ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
• Brad Sherman · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• MIKE DOYLE · D · Cosponsor
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