SCONRES 88 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

A concurrent resolution expressing solidarity with Israel in the fight against terrorism.

Introduced Dec 5, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE

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Latest action · Dec 6, 2001 Held at the desk.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 5, 2001
  2. Agreed to in SenateDec 5, 2001
  3. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Condemns the terrorist murders of 26 innocent people in Israel within 14 hours during December 1-2, 2001, and extends the deepest sympathies of Congress to Israel and to the families of the victims.

Expresses outrage at the ongoing Palestinian terrorist campaign and insists that the Palestinian Authority take all necessary steps to end it. Urges the President to suspend all relations with Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority if they fail to take specified action to stop Palestinian terrorist groups from committing acts of terrorism. Urges the President to insist that countries harboring or materially supporting Palestinian terrorist groups end their support, dismantle the groups, and bring them to justice.

Expresses U.S. solidarity with Israel in their struggle against terrorism.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 5, 2001 to Dec 17, 2001; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-FLBob GrahamOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-MICarl LevinOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-MOChristopher S. BondOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-WYCraig ThomasOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-INEvan BayhOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-AKFrank H. MurkowskiOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-TNFred ThompsonOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-MOJean CarnahanOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-NCJohn EdwardsOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalDec 5, 2001
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-AKTed StevensOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-ARTim HutchinsonOriginalDec 5, 2001
R-MSTrent LottOriginalDec 5, 2001
D-IATom HarkinDec 7, 2001
R-OKJames M. InhofeDec 17, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 6, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. Dec 6, 2001Received in the House.
  3. Dec 6, 2001Held at the desk.
  4. Dec 5, 2001Introduced in Senate
  5. Dec 5, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12463; text as passed Senate: CR S12457-12458)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S12463Text printed S12457Harry Reid D-NVDec 5, 2001

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41514Hamas: Background and Issues for Congress ArchivedReportDec 2, 2010

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HCONRES 280Expressing solidarity with Israel in the fight against terrorism.Related billDec 6, 2001

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
A concurrent resolution expressing solidarity with Israel in the fight against terrorism.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 5, 2001Agreed to Senate
  2. Dec 5, 2001Engrossed in Senate

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