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HB 256  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2025 SESSION

25-0521

06/11

 

HOUSE BILL 256

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the federal government's response to the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Sabourin, Rock. 30; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 16; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3

 

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the federal government's response to the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-0521

06/11

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the federal government's response to the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the federal government's response to the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty (AGTR-5) and its aftermath.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(c ) One member of the public, appointed by the governor.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3  Duties.  The committee shall study the federal government's response to the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty (AGTR-5).  Specifically, the committee shall investigate, to the best of its ability, whether the United States government properly determined the culpability of Israeli civilian and military officials in the attack.

4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations to the New Hampshire federal congressional delegation on or before November 1, 2025.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.