Sponsor
Ro Khanna
Representative · D-CA
Representative · D-CA
The resolution signals U.S. support for a two‑State solution and accountability for settlement-related harms and highlights tax issues tied to settlements—potentially advancing civilian protection and policy fixes while risking strain with Israel, added taxpayer complexity, and greater domestic polarization.
Palestinian and Israeli civilians and diplomatic actors: The bill affirms U.S. support for a durable two‑State solution and emphasizes accountability for settler violence and demolitions, which could strengthen civilian protection and help revive negotiations.
U.S. taxpayers and policymakers: By highlighting U.S. tax provisions that may indirectly subsidize settlements, the bill could prompt policy fixes to prevent U.S. tax benefits from supporting settlement expansion.
U.S. and Israeli governments and security cooperation: The preamble's criticism of Israeli policies could strain U.S.–Israel diplomatic relations and complicate cooperation on shared security matters.
U.S. taxpayers: Calls for changing the tax treatment of settlers could create compliance burdens, disputes over foreign tax credits, or legal uncertainty for taxpayers claiming related benefits.
Domestic political actors and the public: The preamble's findings may be perceived as one‑sided by some, increasing polarization of domestic debate without offering concrete remedies.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Records congressional findings criticizing settlement activity and accountability gaps and affirms support for protecting civilians and a two‑State solution; it creates no binding legal changes.
Official title: Condemning Israeli settlement expansion, settler violence, and related human rights abuses in the West Bank, and calling for accountability and specific United States policy responses to deter further violations and protect the viability of a negotiated two-State solution.
Introduced March 2, 2026 by Ro Khanna · Last progress March 2, 2026
States congressional findings that express concern about Israeli settlement expansion, land confiscations, home demolitions, settler violence, and actions seen as enabling de facto annexation that undermine Palestinian territorial contiguity, and reiterates U.S. interest in protecting civilians, upholding international humanitarian law, and advancing a durable two‑State solution. The text is a preamble of findings and purposes only; it creates no new legal requirements, appropriations, or tax changes.