H.R. 7565

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7565

To ensure sufficient food assistance for the civilian population of 
Gaza.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2026

Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. 
Cohen, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Foushee, 
Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson 
of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To ensure sufficient food assistance for the civilian population of 
Gaza.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Food for Palestinian Children and 
Families in Gaza Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING SUFFICIENT FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR THE CIVILIAN POPULATION 
OF GAZA.

(a) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall certify and report 
to Congress that--
(1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures have been 
established by the Department of State, as appropriate, and are 
in use to ensure that sufficient food assistance is being 
provided to the civilian population of Gaza to ensure that--
(A) all children in Gaza are able to eat at least 
three nutritious meals each day; and
(B) all other civilians in Gaza are able to eat at 
least two nutritious meals each day; and
(2) such policies, processes, and procedures have been 
developed in coordination with the World Food Program, the 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and other appropriate 
United Nations agencies, other bilateral and multilateral 
donors, international nongovernmental organizations, the 
Government of Israel, and representatives of the Palestinian 
people, as appropriate.
(b) Oversight Policy and Procedures.--The Secretary of State shall 
submit to Congress, concurrent with the submission of the certification 
required by subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 
policies, processes, and procedures for the distribution of food 
assistance in Gaza, including food assistance provided by the United 
States, food assistance provided by other bilateral and multilateral 
donors, and food assistance provided by international nongovernmental 
organizations, and the role of the Government of Israel in the 
oversight of such assistance.
(c) Requirement To Report.--The Secretary of State shall provide a 
report to Congress, which shall be made available to the public, not 
later than 30 days after the certification required by subsection (a), 
on how much food assistance is being distributed in Gaza, how many 
children and adults are being served in Gaza, the donors that are 
providing the assistance, and how the food is being distributed.
(d) Requirement To Inform.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform Congress of each instance in which food assistance that 
is made available for Gaza, for the purposes described in 
(a)(1), has been denied entrance into Gaza or has been diverted 
or misused in Gaza.
(2) Matters to be included.--The Secretary of State shall 
include in the information required by paragraph (1) the type 
of assistance, the donor that provided the assistance, a 
description of the incident and parties involved, and an 
explanation of the response of the Department of State, as 
appropriate.
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