Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7645 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7645

  To prohibit the use of United States-origin defense articles in the
  West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2026

  Mr. Casten (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Escobar, Mr.
  Deluzio, Ms. Balint, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
   Garamendi, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Foushee, Mr.
Thompson of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Tran, Ms.
Randall, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Takano, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Pingree,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Castro of Texas)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL

  To prohibit the use of United States-origin defense articles in the
  West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other
                               purposes.

    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 ``Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On October 7, 2023, Hamas conducted a brutal and
        horrific attack against the people of Israel, killing more than
        1,200 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians, and
        took more than 250 individuals hostage.
            (2) Following the attack, the United States assisted
        directly with the defense of Israel, including through
        defensive air capabilities, weapons, equipment, and related
        assistance to counter and deter regional threats, demonstrating
        the United States commitment to Israel's security.
            (3) Hamas has been severely degraded militarily and
        currently lacks the ability to conduct a sustained attack
        against Israel similar in scope to October 7, but still
        maintains a presence in Gaza and recruited new militants during
        the Israel-Hamas war.
            (4) The best path forward to make a weakened Hamas no
        longer able to rule Gaza or threaten Israel is by replacing it
        with an alternative security and governance mechanism that
        benefits the civilians of Gaza.
            (5) Israel's military operations in and policies toward
        Gaza between October 2023 and February 2026 have killed over
        70,000 Palestinians, a majority of whom were civilians, and
        created an acute humanitarian crisis, including famine in parts
        of the territory in 2025.
            (6) The United States helped negotiate a ceasefire and
        hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas on October
        10, 2025, that freed the remaining hostages, provided much
        needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and laid the
        groundwork for a broader regional peace through a 20-point
        plan.
            (7) Violence and instability in the West Bank, including
        settler violence, acts of de facto annexation, such as the
        establishment of illegal outposts and their retroactive
        legalization by the Israeli government, and broad threats of de
        jure annexation, undermine the foreign policy objectives of the
        United States, threaten to derail the ceasefire in Gaza, are
        detrimental to Israel's security, and harm prospects for
        broader regional peace and a future Palestinian state.
            (8) Settler violence in the West Bank directed against
        Palestinians, including attacks on civilians and property
        destruction, reached record high levels in 2025.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to use all diplomatic tools to maintain the October 10,
        2025, ceasefire agreement and advance the steps outlined in the
        20-point plan to ensure security, freedom, and dignity for
        Israelis and Palestinians alike;
            (2) to affirm that sustained compliance by Hamas with the
        October 10, 2025, ceasefire agreement is essential, including
        by ceasing attacks, rearmament, and the rebuilding of military
        infrastructure, agreeing to a plan for step-by-step disarmament
        and refraining from conduct that undermines the ceasefire;
            (3) to support the United Nations, ceasefire mediators, and
        the broader international community in fully implementing
        United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, and to oppose
        the use of the Board of Peace to undermine or replace the role
        of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and
        security;
            (4) to support an immediate and continued surge in
        humanitarian assistance, provided by organizations that adhere
        to the core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality,
        neutrality, and independence, as well as to ensure sufficient
        access to aid within Gaza to alleviate the humanitarian crisis
        in the Gaza Strip;
            (5) to help facilitate credible and transparent Palestinian
        governance and security institutions in the Gaza Strip that can
        act as viable alternatives to Hamas and lead to its
        disarmament;
            (6) to bring about conditions for a viable negotiated two-
        state solution and preclude activities that harm such
        prospects, including the permanent reoccupation of the Gaza
        Strip, forced displacement of Palestinian civilians from Gaza,
        annexation of the West Bank, or continued settler violence in
        the West Bank;
            (7) to help defend Israel against credible threats of
        terrorism and military attacks, including by mobilizing missile
        defense systems; and
            (8) to ensure United States-origin defense articles are
        used in compliance with United States law.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the United States
from--
            (1) defending against an attack on the United States or its
        personnel or facilities in other countries;
            (2) collecting, analyzing, or sharing intelligence,
        including with Israel and other countries as appropriate; or
            (3) assisting Israel and other countries--
                    (A) in taking defensive measures to protect their
                territory from terrorist and other external threats;
                    (B) in responding to contingencies that impact
                regional security or stability; or
                    (C) by providing material for missile defense
                articles and systems, including Iron Dome, David's
                Sling, and Arrow 3 maintenance and resupply.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON SALE, EXPORT, OR TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES-
              ORIGIN DEFENSE ARTICLES TO ISRAEL AND RESTRICTION ON
              PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED ARTICLES.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the
        Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
        Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit
        to the appropriate committees of Congress and make publicly
        available a report that certifies that during the reporting
        period--
                    (A) the Government of Israel has not engaged in
                military operations in the Gaza Strip in violation of
                the ceasefire agreed to on October 10, 2025;
                    (B) the Government of Israel has engaged
                constructively in negotiations to fully implement the
                20-point plan outlined in the October 10 agreement;
                    (C) the Government of Israel has ensured unimpeded
                humanitarian aid is being sent to and granted entry
                into the Gaza Strip, in quantities sufficient to meet
                civilian humanitarian needs and at a minimum consistent
                with those of the January 19, 2025, agreement,
                including by--
                            (i) predictably allowing the range of
                        necessary aid to enter, including diversified,
                        nutrition-based foods; medicines; shelter; and
                        a combination of commercial goods as well as
                        humanitarian assistance;
                            (ii) granting necessary registrations,
                        visas, and other permissions to NGOs and
                        entities able to provide aid without excessive
                        burden;
                            (iii) ensuring safe passage for aid workers
                        through IDF controlled areas and continued
                        deconfliction; and
                            (iv) allowing rehabilitation of
                        infrastructure, rehabilitation of hospitals and
                        bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to
                        remove debris, perform demining operations, and
                        open roads;
                    (D) the Government of Israel has ensured that--
                            (i) no civilians are forced to leave the
                        Gaza Strip against their will;
                            (ii) civilians who wish to leave the Gaza
                        Strip are free to do so; and
                            (iii) civilians who have left since October
                        7, 2023, or will leave the Gaza Strip are free
                        to return;
                    (E) the Government of Israel has ensured that there
                will be no permanent occupation or annexation of
                territory in the Gaza Strip;
                    (F) the Government of Israel has halted all aerial
                and artillery bombardment and withdrawn all Israeli
                Defense Forces to the agreed-upon line, and that battle
                lines continue to remain frozen until conditions are
                met for the complete staged withdrawal, in accordance
                with the United States 20-point plan for Gaza announced
                on September 29, 2025;
                    (G) the Government of Israel has taken verifiable
                steps to cooperate with Arab and other international
                partners to allow a temporary transitional government
                in the Gaza Strip consisting of a technocratic,
                Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the
                day-to-day running of public services and
                municipalities for the people in Gaza and to ultimately
                ensure a pathway for a reformed Palestinian Authority
                to assume the governance of the Gaza Strip, in
                accordance with the United States 20-point plan for
                Gaza announced on September 29, 2025;
                    (H) the Government of Israel has not served as an
                impediment to the establishment and deployment of a
                temporary International Stabilization Force that will
                train and provide support to Palestinian police forces
                in the Gaza Strip, which will become the long-term
                internal security solution in Gaza, in accordance with
                the United States 20-point plan for Gaza announced on
                September 29, 2025;
                    (I) the Government of Israel has committed and
                continues to ensure that there will be no de facto or
                de jure annexation of territory in the West Bank; and
                    (J) the Government of Israel has taken material
                steps to enforce the law in the West Bank and prevent
                attacks by settlers on Palestinians and has enforced
                procedures that prevent IDF troops from escorting and
                enabling settlers committing attacks.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(G), the
        phrase ``has taken verifiable steps to cooperate with Arab and
        other international partners and allow a temporary transitional
        government in the Gaza Strip consisting of a technocratic
        Palestinian committee'' means that the Secretary of State, in
        coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of
        National Intelligence, determines and certifies that the
        Government of Israel has--
                    (A) taken affirmative steps within its control to
                facilitate the deployment and functioning of such
                committee, including through the issuance of necessary
                permits, provision of safe passage, and facilitation of
                the movement into and within the Gaza Strip of
                personnel, equipment, and financial resources necessary
                for the committee to perform its functions;
                    (B) refrained from actions that materially
                obstruct, delay, or undermine the establishment or
                operation of such committee, including the arbitrary
                denial of access or the imposition of conditions
                inconsistent with the 20-point plan described in
                paragraph (1)(B); and
                    (C) not directly or indirectly financed,
                facilitated, or enabled any person or organization,
                including through intermediaries, third-party pass-
                throughs, or other covert or informal channels, for the
                purpose of materially obstructing, delaying,
                undermining, or sabotaging the October 10, 2025,
                ceasefire, the 20-point plan, or the establishment or
                operation of the transitional governance and security
                arrangements described in paragraphs (1)(G) and (H).
    (b) Determination as Basis for Certification.--The certification in
subsection (a) shall be based on an interagency assessment led by the
Secretary of State and conducted in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense regarding Israel's
progress toward meeting the conditions described in subparagraphs (A)
through (J) of subsection (a)(1). In preparing the certification, the
Secretary of State shall consider all relevant information, including
intelligence reporting and credible public reporting.
    (c) Form.--The reports required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
    (d) Prohibitions.--
            (1) In general.--If the certification in subsection (a)
        concludes that the Government of Israel is in violation of any
        of the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) of
        subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) the United States shall not authorize or permit
                the sale, export, or transfer of any United States-
                origin defense articles to Israel, provided through any
                source or existing authority, for end use in the West
                Bank or Gaza;
                    (B) the sale, export, or transfer of any defense
                article to Israel shall only take place pursuant to a
                Letter of Offer and Acceptance or export license that
                requires that the Government of Israel will not use
                such articles in the West Bank or Gaza; and
                    (C) the Secretary of State, in coordination with
                the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National
                Intelligence, shall establish an agreement with the
                Government of Israel that any United States-origin
                defense articles sold, exported, or transferred to
                Israel prior to the date of the submission of the
                certification described in subsection (a) are
                prohibited from being used in the West Bank or Gaza.
            (2) Sunset.--The prohibitions in paragraph (1) shall remain
        in effect until a certification in subsection (a) concludes
        that Israel has come into compliance with all conditions
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) of subsection
        (a)(1).
    (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
        Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
        Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

SEC. 5. END USE MONITORING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--Immediately after the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall take such steps as may
be necessary to establish an end use monitoring group that shall serve
to monitor whether United States-origin defense articles are being used
in the West Bank or Gaza.
    (b) Report.--During such time as the prohibitions described in
section 4(d) are in force, the end use monitoring group established by
subsection (a) shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report every 60 days that certifies whether Israel is using United
States-origin defense articles in the West Bank or Gaza.
    (c) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--If the report in subsection (b) concludes
        that Israel is using United States-origin defense articles in
        the West Bank or Gaza, then the United States shall not
        authorize the sale, export, or transfer of any United States-
        origin defense articles to Israel.
            (2) Waiver.--
                    (A) In general.--The President may waive the
                prohibition in paragraph (1) for a specific sale,
                export, or transfer of defense articles to Israel only
                if the President--
                            (i) determines and certifies to the
                        appropriate congressional committees that such
                        waiver is vital to the national security of the
                        United States; and
                            (ii) not fewer than 15 days before
                        authorizing such sale, export, or transfer,
                        submits such certification, to--
                                    (I) the chair and ranking minority
                                member of the Committee on Foreign
                                Affairs of the House of
                                Representatives; and
                                    (II) the chair and ranking minority
                                member of the Committee on Foreign
                                Relations of the Senate.
                    (B) Form.--A certification under this paragraph
                shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain
                a classified annex, and shall include--
                            (i) a detailed description of the nature,
                        quantity, and estimated value of the defense
                        articles to be transferred;
                            (ii) a description of the specific national
                        security interests of the United States that
                        would be directly and materially advanced by
                        the waiver; and
                            (iii) an explanation of why no feasible
                        alternative to the waiver exists to achieve
                        those interests.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
        be construed to limit the obligation or expenditure of any
        funds appropriated for air defense systems, including Iron
        Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow 3 systems.
            (4) Sunset.--The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall remain
        in effect until a certification in subsection (b) concludes
        that Israel is not using United States-origin defense articles
        in the West Bank or Gaza.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
        Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on
        Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
        Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
        Senate.

SEC. 6. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PEACE.

    (a) Limitation on Administrative and Operating Support.--Nothing in
this Act, the October 10, 2025, ceasefire agreement, the 20-point plan,
or any related framework may be construed to authorize the obligation
or expenditure of funds by, for, or on behalf of the Board of Peace for
its administrative expenses, operating costs, or personnel support, or
to authorize any Federal department or agency to obligate or expend
funds for such administrative expenses, operating costs, or personnel
support, except as expressly authorized by an Act of Congress and
provided in advance in an appropriations Act.
    (b) No Displacement of the United Nations or Other Authorities.--
Nothing in this Act, the October 10, 2025, ceasefire agreement, the 20-
point plan, or any related framework may be construed to grant the
Board of Peace authority that supersedes the role or authorities of the
United Nations under the Charter of the United Nations or otherwise
supersedes any applicable provision of United States or international
law.
    (c) Preservation of Assistance for Gaza.--Nothing in this Act may
be construed to limit the obligation or expenditure of funds for
humanitarian assistance, stabilization, reconstruction, or other
assistance for Gaza that is otherwise authorized by law and provided in
an appropriations Act.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION.

    The authorities provided by this Act shall cease to have effect on
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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