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H.R. 7281

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7281, the Justice for Shireen Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 30, 2026 by Rep. Andre Carson (D) with 21 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 7281 has 21 co-sponsors.

hb7281/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7281 IH: Justice for Shireen Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7281  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 30, 2026   Mr. Carson  (for himself,  Mr. Casar ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Omar ,  Mr. Lynch ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Ms. McCollum ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Ms. Pressley ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Ms. Tlaib , and  Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Justice for Shireen Act  .
2.
Report on death of Shireen Abu Akleh
(a)
In general
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.
(b)
Matters To be included
The report required by subsection (a) shall include—
(1)
an identification of those individuals and entities that carried out, participated in, or were otherwise complicit in, or responsible for the death of Shireen Abu Akleh;
(2)
an identification of any United States defense materials, funds or services that were implicated in the death of Shireen Abu Akleh; and
(3)
as attachments, any unredacted report that may be relevant, including any report conducted by the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
(c)
Form
The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made available to the public at the same time on the website of the Department of State.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Sponsors

Rep. Andre Carson (D) sponsors H.R. 7281, and 21 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7281 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jan 30, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7281 has taken 3 actions since Jan 30, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 30, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2026
House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E85)
Jan 30, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 7281 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7281 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Justice for Shireen Act — Display Title
  • Justice for Shireen Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7281 in 5 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Foreign Relations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST—New York12—
J STREET—District of Columbia12—
PEN AMERICAnonprofitNew York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST12—
J STREET12—
PEN AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRADLEY FREERICKS112
HANNAH FAJER112
KATHERINE DESCAMP-RENNER112
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN112
MICHAEL FARRELL-ROSEN112
ROBYN BARNARD112
IAN SCHWAB111
JENNIFER QUIGLEY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
J STREETJ STREET2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2026 first_quarter$47.4K1st Quarter - Report
PEN AMERICAPEN AMERICA2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2026 second_quarter$9.6K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7281 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7281’s is International Affairs.

hr7281/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7281, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 22 (Friday, January 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARSON:H.R. 7281.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H1922]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com