Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill Thursday that would require all official U.S. documents and materials to use the term “Judea and Samaria,” coined by Menachem Begin’s Likud party, instead of the occupied “West Bank.”

According to Senator Cotton, who is close to the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC, which had a major hand in his election to his various congressional positions, the bill, titled “The Elimination of Gross Confusion About the True Name of Israel’s Area of Influence by Requiring the Government to Use Judea and Samaria,” would require the use of historically accurate terminology and align U.S. policy language with the geographic and cultural significance of the region.

The legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by little-known Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) as a thank-you to AIPAC.

“The legal and historical rights of the Jewish people in Judea and Samaria go back thousands of years,” said Senator Cotton, who is known for his hostility to the Palestinian cause and his staunch defense of settlements. “The United States must stop using the politically charged term ‘West Bank’ to refer to the biblical heartland of Israel.”

“The Israeli people have an undeniable and indisputable historical and legal claim to Judea and Samaria,” Cotton, who represents one of the poorest and most racist states in the United States, claims. “This bill affirms Israel’s right to its territory. I remain committed to defending the integrity of the Jewish state and fully supporting Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria,” said Rep. Tenney.