Washington, Feb. 13 -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following press release:

Amid Israel's military occupation of the West Bank and escalating violence against Palestinians, Congresswoman Betty McCollum today re-introduced The Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (read bill text here (https://mccollum.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/mccollum.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/the-defending-the-human-rights-of-palestinian-children-and-families-living-under-israeli-military-occupation-act.pdf)). Congresswoman McCollum introduced similar legislation during the 115th, 116th, 117th and 118th Congresses.

The legislation would prohibit Israel's government from using ...