Urging the Government of the Republic of Iraq to recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 5, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 5, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses concern that the government of the Republic of Iraq refuses to recognize the existence of Israel and urges Iraq to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
Calls on the Administration to use its influence to persuade Iraq and other countries with which the United States has diplomatic relations to recognize the right of Israel to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
Cosponsors 59
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2008 to Jul 15, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Jun 5, 2008 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 15, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1163)
- Jun 5, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1163 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | Jun 5, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging the Government of the Republic of Iraq to recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2008Introduced in House
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