To provide for the addition of senior leaders of HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad, United States Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, as well as affiliated terrorists to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted terrorism list, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 25, 2024
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill directs the FBI to add senior leaders of HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad to its Most Wanted Terrorism list and authorizes the FBI and State Department to offer rewards for information leading to their arrest or conviction. The legislation names eleven specific terrorist leaders it targets, including HAMAS leaders like Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Al Sinwar, and Mohammed Deif, and calls for coordinating between federal agencies to avoid duplicate reward payments. Congress states it is the policy of the United States to prosecute these leaders for their roles in the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel, including attacks that killed U.S. citizens and resulted in American hostages being held in Gaza. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should pursue criminal charges against these individuals under federal laws covering foreign murder, hostage-taking, and war crimes. The bill does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines beyond directing the relevant agencies to exercise their existing legal authorities.
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