HB 256 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

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

HB 256 establishes a New Hampshire committee to study the federal government's response to the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty, a U.S. Navy ship. The committee - comprising four House members, one Senate member, and one public appointee - will investigate whether the U.S. government properly determined Israeli civilian and military culpability in the attack. It must report findings and recommendations to New Hampshire's congressional delegation by November 1, 2025. This is a procedural study bill with no direct policy changes, focusing solely on examining historical federal actions.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Jan 8, 2026
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Nov 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
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Nov 4, 2025
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/17/2025 (Vote 13-4; RC) HC 51 P. 44
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Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 2 P. 12
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