HRES 279 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Condemning the recent vote by the British Association of University Teachers to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University.

Introduced May 16, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Brian Higgins D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 19, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 16, 2005
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Condemns the vote by the British Association of University Teachers (BAUT) on April 22, 2005, to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University. Calls on BAUT to overturn this vote at its hearing on May 26, 2005. Denounces BAUT's call for professors from these universities to take loyalty oaths disavowing the Israeli Government.

Urges governments and educators throughout the world to generate dialogue regarding their differences and not bar students and professors from engaging with and learning from each other.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2005 to Jun 7, 2005, with 20 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMay 16, 2005
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMay 16, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMay 16, 2005
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalMay 16, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalMay 16, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 16, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalMay 16, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalMay 16, 2005
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Actions 3

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  1. May 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
  2. May 16, 2005Introduced in House
  3. May 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  1. May 16, 2005Introduced in House

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