Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($17.6 billion, standalone)
House Bill, H.R. 7217
What it did
H.R. 7217, sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), was a standalone $17,600,000,000 ($17.6B) military aid package for Israel with no conditions attached and no humanitarian aid for Gaza. House leadership brought it to the floor under a fast track that needed a two-thirds vote to pass. A yes vote approved the money.
A no vote rejected it.
The bill fell short of two thirds 250-180 on February 6, 2024, with 46 Democrats voting yes. The same money passed two months later inside H.R. 8034. At the time of this vote, more than 27,585 innocent people had been murdered in Gaza by the military that would receive these weapons, more than 12,000 of them children by Defense for Children International's count.
Result: Failed 250-180
Funding: $17.6B
At the time of this vote: ~27,585 innocent people murdered (~12,000+ young children murdered)
The humane vote: No (NAY)