# 115-hr-3797: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017

115-hr-3797, Define it to Fight it Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3797
- Congress: 115
- Title: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-09-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Define it to Fight it Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State to withhold 10% of U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations (U.N.) until the U.N. adopts a definition of international terrorism concurrent with U.S. laws. "International terrorism" means terrorism involving one or more citizens of a country, or the territory of one or more countries, if the government of any such country consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards the activities of that citizen or that use of the territory, including its use as a transit point.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- 115-hr-4483: Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-3797 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3797)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4712)
- [115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4494)
- [115-hr-4483: Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4483)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3797 (as of 2025-11-18).