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Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act of 2026
To ensure sufficient food assistance for the civilian population of Gaza.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of State to establish and report on oversight policies and procedures to ensure sufficient food assistance reaches the civilian population of Gaza. Within 30 days of enactment, the Secretary of State must certify to Congress that policies are in place to enable all children in Gaza to receive at least three nutritious meals daily and all other civilians to receive at least two daily meals. The Secretary of State must coordinate these policies with international organizations, donors, Israel, and Palestinian representatives and submit written descriptions of the oversight procedures to Congress. The Secretary of State must report to Congress and the public within 30 days on food distribution amounts, the number of people being served, donor sources, and distribution methods. The Secretary of State must promptly notify Congress of any instances where food assistance is denied entry into Gaza or is diverted or misused.
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Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Maxine Waters’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- GUSTAR KAPLAN NUSBAUM PLLC $9,900
- INVARIANT $8,300
- SLA WORLDWIDE $6,950
- MINDSET $6,800
- EGAN-JONES RATINGS CO. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Maxine Waters → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Feb 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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. <all>
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