POSITIVE Palestine / Israel 119th Congress

H.Res.473 Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

Demands unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (119th Congress)

Legal & Constitutional Grounding

The Geneva Conventions require parties to armed conflict to allow passage of humanitarian relief for civilians.

Fourth Geneva Convention, Art. 23 & 59 — parties must allow free passage of humanitarian supplies; occupying powers must facilitate relief for inadequately supplied populations

Additional Protocol I, Art. 70 — requires parties to allow rapid and unimpeded passage of all relief consignments for civilian populations
Rome Statute, Art. 8(2)(b)(xxv) — intentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$4.1M combined quarterly activity

3 lobbying firms

3 clients represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 1 lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions

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LILLIAN ADELSTEIN — Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent

Policy Areas Covered

Foreign Relations

Government Entities Lobbied

Defense, Dept of (DOD)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Security Council (NSC)
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

J STREET
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Calls for unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza. The Geneva Conventions require parties to armed conflict to allow passage of humanitarian relief for civilian populations.