Expressing support for the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 4, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Congratulates Senator George Mitchell on his appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.
Commits to supporting President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and Special Envoy Mitchell in their pursuit of a diplomatic resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab conflicts based on the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and with recognized borders.
Cosponsors 106
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Mar 17, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Dec 22, 2010 |
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 Feb 4, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, 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.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
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