# 119-hres-1289: Recognizing the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian refugees' rights.

119-hres-1289, Recognizing the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian refugees' rights., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1289
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian refugees' rights.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Recognition of the Nakba and U.S. support for Palestinian refugees.** This bill would declare May 15, 2026, the 78th commemoration of the Nakba and set U.S. policy to remember the displacement, back refugee rights, and encourage renewed support for refugee services. - Palestinian families: Calls for official remembrance, denounces ongoing displacement, and affirms that Palestinians are entitled to the rights in UN General Assembly Resolution 194 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. - Refugee services and UNRWA: Encourages the United States to support the resumed provision of social services through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which serves about 5.9 million Palestine refugees. - U.S. policy and arms: Urges prohibiting U.S. weapons from being used to destroy Palestinian homes and ending U.S. diplomatic support for forced removal of Palestinians.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- U.S. support for Palestinian refugees: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would express U.S. support for resuming social services to Palestinian refugees through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). It would support applying U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to refugees' rights. T…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-1289 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1289)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1289 (as of 2026-09-21).