# 117-hr-9291: To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

117-hr-9291, To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9291
- Congress: 117
- Title: To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-11-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of State to report to Congress on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh. The report shall also be made available to the public on the State Department's website. (Abu Akleh was a U.S. citizen and journalist who was shot and killed in the city of Jenin in the West Bank in May 2022. At the time of her shooting, Israeli security forces and Palestinians were trading fire in the area.)

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9291)

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