HRES 499 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Condemning attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars.

Introduced Jul 24, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Michael E. Capuano D-MA

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Latest action · Oct 3, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2002
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) attempts to boycott Israeli scholars will neither advance truth nor achieve peace; (2) attempts to treat Israeli scholars as pariahs cannot fail to recall horrifying precedents such as the Nazi effort to "purify" German universities (make them "Judenrein") by expelling Jewish students and faculty and the Stalinist slaughter of Yiddish intellectuals; and (3) scholars in the United States and abroad are to be commended for their prompt and resolute defense of their Israeli colleagues and for their commitment to the free exchange of ideas.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 4, 2002 to Oct 1, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerSep 4, 2002
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneySep 4, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeySep 4, 2002
D-NYEliot L. EngelSep 4, 2002
D-CAEllen O. TauscherSep 4, 2002
R-IAJames A. LeachSep 4, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 4, 2002
D-NYJerrold NadlerSep 4, 2002
D-NYJoseph CrowleySep 4, 2002
D-NYMichael R. McNultySep 4, 2002
D-HINeil AbercrombieSep 4, 2002
D-MARichard E. NealSep 4, 2002
D-MAStephen F. LynchSep 4, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelSep 4, 2002
D-MABarney FrankSep 5, 2002
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 24, 2002
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Oct 3, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 3, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Jul 24, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Jul 24, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Condemning attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

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  1. Jul 24, 2002Introduced in House

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