HCONRES 59 · 112th Congress 2011โ€“2013, ended

Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967.

Latest action · Aug 2, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 3, 2011
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is U.S. policy to support Israel in maintaining secure, recognized, and defensible borders; and (2) it is contrary to U.S. policy and our national security to have Israel's borders return to the armistice lines of June 4, 1967.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2011 to Jun 21, 2011; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-KSKevin YoderOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-NYMichael G. GrimmOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-NYNan A. S. HayworthOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-GARob WoodallOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-ILRobert J. DoldOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-COScott R. TiptonOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJun 3, 2011
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesJun 21, 2011

Withdrew 1 Charles B. Rangel D-NY Jun 16, 2011

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 3, 2011
Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee
Referred Aug 2, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
  2. Jun 3, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jun 3, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Related bills 1

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Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2011Introduced in House

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