The legislation would prohibit Israel’s government from using U.S. taxpayer dollars in the Occupied West Bank for the military detention, abuse, or ill treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention; the seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and homes in violation of international humanitarian law; or any assistance or support for unilateral annexation of Palestinian lands in violation of international humanitarian law. The legislation would also require the Secretary of State to certify annually to Congress that foreign aid to Israel does not violate any of the outlined prohibited uses. The legislation would also require the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit an annual report to Congress detailing the expenditure of U.S. taxpayer funds by Israel for “off-shore procurement” and compliance with Congressionally mandated requirements.
Prohibit U.S. taxpayer dollars from being used for the military detention, abuse, or ill treatment of Palestinian children, the seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and homes, or support for unilateral annexation of Palestinian lands, and require annual certification and reporting on compliance.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official site's latest-news section for June 2026 shows McCollum's most recent items are a June 3 statement on the Iran war, a May 28 Celiac Safety Act introduction, and an April 30 farm bill vote; no Palestinian-children bill action appears in the current window.
McCollum's official press-release archive shows a January 23, 2025 statement on settler violence in the West Bank and a January 25, 2025 statement on foreign-aid restrictions, indicating continued engagement with the issue area.
Assessments
McCollum appears to have made a serious, sustained legislative effort on this promise, but the promised outcome was not delivered. Her official House materials show she introduced and reintroduced the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, including a May 5, 2023 version identified as H.R. 3103, with the exact funding prohibitions and annual certification/reporting requirements described in the claim. The published bill text shows it was introduced in the 118th Congress and referred to committee, and her official issue page notes earlier versions were also introduced in the 115th, 116th, and 117th Congresses. That pattern shows material candidate credit for advancing the policy, but also indicates repeated non-enactment. The provided 2025-2026 official-site evidence shows continued advocacy on the issue area but no enactment of the promised federal prohibition or reporting regime. Because she is a federal legislator rather than a unilateral executive actor, repeated introduction and advocacy count as real effort, but without passage into law or equivalent adopted federal restriction, the promise remains undelivered.