H.R. 7281House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Justice for Shireen Act

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The Justice for Shireen Act requires the FBI Director and the Secretary of State, working with the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of Defense, to produce a report on the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh within 30 days of the law’s enactment. The report must identify who was responsible, any U.S. defense material, funding, or services involved, and include any relevant unredacted documents, and it will be posted publicly on the State Department’s website.

Key Provisions

Requires a report to be submitted to Congress no later than 30 days after the Act becomes law.
The report must identify individuals or entities responsible for the death and any U.S. defense materials, funds, or services implicated.
Attachments must include any unredacted relevant reports, such as those from the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
The report must be unclassified and made publicly available on the Department of State’s website.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

January 30, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 30, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E85)

January 30, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

January 30, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 30, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7281

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 30, 2026

Mr. Carson (for himself, Mr. Casar, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Omar, Mr. Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justice for Shireen Act.

Report on death of Shireen Abu Akleh

(a)

In general

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.

(b)

Matters To be included

The report required by subsection (a) shall include—

(1)

an identification of those individuals and entities that carried out, participated in, or were otherwise complicit in, or responsible for the death of Shireen Abu Akleh;

(2)

an identification of any United States defense materials, funds or services that were implicated in the death of Shireen Abu Akleh; and

(3)

as attachments, any unredacted report that may be relevant, including any report conducted by the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

(c)

Form

The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made available to the public at the same time on the website of the Department of State.