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Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act
This bill extends the authority of the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons using human shields through 2030 and requires the President to impose such sanctions on each foreign person determined to be a member of Palestine Islamic Jihad and orders, controls, or otherwise directs the use of human shields. Currently, such sanctions are (1) required for users of human shields who are members of Hamas or Hezbollah or supporters of those groups, and (2) authorized for other users of human shields.
The President must also determine if a person named in certain congressional requests meets the criteria for such sanctions and report on whether the President intends to impose sanctions on that person.
Additionally, the Department of Defense must report to Congress on the implications of the use of human shields by Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestine Islamic Jihad.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5917 as introduced in House on Oct 10, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Apr 16, 2024
Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
419 Yea 4 Nay 8 not voting
Crossed both parties 4 of 423 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
431 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5917 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 5917 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
17 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.