HRES 268 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Jul 7, 2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 13, 2011
  2. Agreed to in HouseJul 7, 2011

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Reaffirms support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states, a democratic Jewish state of Israel and a democratic Palestinian state living in peace and mutual recognition.

States that any Palestinian unity government must forswear terrorism, accept Israel's right to exist, and reaffirm previous agreements made with Israel.

Opposes any attempt to establish or seek recognition of a Palestinian state outside of an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.

Urges Palestinian leaders to: (1) cease efforts at circumventing the negotiation process, including through a unilateral declaration of statehood or by seeking recognition of a Palestinian state from other nations or the United Nations (U.N.); and (2) resume direct negotiations with Israel.

Supports the Administration's opposition to a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.

Calls upon the Administration to lead a diplomatic effort to oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and to oppose recognition of a Palestinian state by other nations within the U.N. and in other international forums prior to a final agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

Affirms that Palestinian efforts to circumvent direct negotiations will harm U.S.-Palestinian relations and will have implications for U.S. assistance programs for the Palestinians and the Palestinians Authority (PA).

Reaffirms the U.S. statutory requirement precluding assistance to a PA that includes Hamas unless that PA and all its ministers accept Israel's right to exist and all prior agreements and understandings with the United States and Israel.

Recorded votes 1

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 524Passed407–6Jul 7, 2011

Cosponsors 356

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2011 to Jul 7, 2011; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMay 13, 2011
R-ILAaron SchockMay 26, 2011
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 26, 2011
R-ILAdam KinzingerMay 26, 2011
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMay 26, 2011
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzMay 26, 2011
R-OHBob GibbsMay 26, 2011
R-VABob GoodlatteMay 26, 2011
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 26, 2011
R-PACharles W. DentMay 26, 2011
D-FLCorrine BrownMay 26, 2011
R-COCory GardnerMay 26, 2011
D-OKDan BorenMay 26, 2011
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyMay 26, 2011
R-WADavid G. ReichertMay 26, 2011
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 26, 2011
R-TNDavid P. RoeMay 26, 2011
R-AZDavid SchweikertMay 26, 2011
D-CADennis A. CardozaMay 26, 2011
R-CADevin NunesMay 26, 2011
R-CODoug LambornMay 26, 2011
R-VAE. Scott RigellMay 26, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsMay 26, 2011
D-NYEliot L. EngelMay 26, 2011
R-CAElton GalleglyMay 26, 2011
R-MNErik PaulsenMay 26, 2011
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.May 26, 2011
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoMay 26, 2011
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.May 26, 2011
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 26, 2011
R-MIFred UptonMay 26, 2011
D-MIGary C. PetersMay 26, 2011
D-NYGary L. AckermanMay 26, 2011
D-TXGene GreenMay 26, 2011
R-ORGreg WaldenMay 26, 2011
D-TXHenry CuellarMay 26, 2011
R-NCHoward CobleMay 26, 2011
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerMay 26, 2011
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 26, 2011
R-OKJames LankfordMay 26, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMay 26, 2011
R-UTJason ChaffetzMay 26, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 26, 2011
D-CAJim CostaMay 26, 2011
R-PAJim GerlachMay 26, 2011
R-ALJo BonnerMay 26, 2011
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonMay 26, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineMay 26, 2011
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMay 26, 2011
R-TXLamar SmithMay 26, 2011
D-NCLarry KissellMay 26, 2011
R-NELee TerryMay 26, 2011
R-KSLynn JenkinsMay 26, 2011
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMay 26, 2011
R-MNMichele BachmannMay 26, 2011
R-COMike CoffmanMay 26, 2011
R-INMike PenceMay 26, 2011
R-KSMike PompeoMay 26, 2011
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiMay 26, 2011
R-PAPatrick MeehanMay 26, 2011
R-ILPeter J. RoskamMay 26, 2011
R-ILRandy HultgrenMay 26, 2011
D-MARichard E. NealMay 26, 2011
R-UTRob BishopMay 26, 2011
D-PARobert A. BradyMay 26, 2011
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMay 26, 2011
R-VARobert HurtMay 26, 2011
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMay 26, 2011
D-MISander M. LevinMay 26, 2011
R-FLSandy AdamsMay 26, 2011
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 26, 2011
R-NJScott GarrettMay 26, 2011
D-NVShelley BerkleyMay 26, 2011
R-ALSpencer BachusMay 26, 2011
R-LASteve ScaliseMay 26, 2011
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMay 26, 2011
D-ALTerri A. SewellMay 26, 2011
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMay 26, 2011
D-PATim HoldenMay 26, 2011
R-KSTim HuelskampMay 26, 2011
R-MITim WalbergMay 26, 2011
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMay 26, 2011
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMay 26, 2011
R-INTodd YoungMay 26, 2011
R-FLVern BuchananMay 26, 2011
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMay 26, 2011
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 3, 2011
R-MDAndy HarrisJun 3, 2011
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerJun 3, 2011
D-NMBen Ray LujánJun 3, 2011
D-OHBetty SuttonJun 3, 2011
R-LABill CassidyJun 3, 2011
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 3, 2011
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 3, 2011
D-PAChaka FattahJun 3, 2011
R-CADaniel E. LungrenJun 3, 2011
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJun 3, 2011
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJun 3, 2011
R-MTDenny RehbergJun 3, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 3, 2011
D-COEd PerlmutterJun 3, 2011
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 3, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 3, 2011
D-RIJames R. LangevinJun 3, 2011
R-AZJeff FlakeJun 3, 2011
D-CTJoe CourtneyJun 3, 2011
R-OKJohn SullivanJun 3, 2011
D-FLKathy CastorJun 3, 2011
R-TXKay GrangerJun 3, 2011
R-TXKevin BradyJun 3, 2011
R-KSKevin YoderJun 3, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonJun 3, 2011
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 3, 2011
D-CALoretta SanchezJun 3, 2011
R-TXLouie GohmertJun 3, 2011
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandJun 3, 2011
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeJun 3, 2011
D-NMMartin HeinrichJun 3, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJun 3, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaJun 3, 2011
D-ILMike QuigleyJun 3, 2011
R-ALMike RogersJun 3, 2011
D-ARMike RossJun 3, 2011
R-AZPaul A. GosarJun 3, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentJun 3, 2011
D-WARick LarsenJun 3, 2011
R-ILRobert J. DoldJun 3, 2011
R-LARodney AlexanderJun 3, 2011
R-MOSam GravesJun 3, 2011
R-COScott R. TiptonJun 3, 2011
R-TNStephen Lee FincherJun 3, 2011
R-OHSteve AustriaJun 3, 2011
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteJun 3, 2011
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickJun 3, 2011
R-TXTed PoeJun 3, 2011
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJun 3, 2011
R-PATim MurphyJun 3, 2011
R-MOVicky HartzlerJun 3, 2011
D-NYWilliam L. OwensJun 3, 2011
R-MSAlan NunneleeJun 13, 2011
R-FLAllen B. WestJun 13, 2011
R-FLAnder CrenshawJun 13, 2011
R-TXBill FloresJun 13, 2011
R-FLBill PoseyJun 13, 2011
R-MOBilly LongJun 13, 2011
D-CABrad ShermanJun 13, 2011
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerJun 13, 2011
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersJun 13, 2011
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJun 13, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 13, 2011
R-NHCharles F. BassJun 13, 2011
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJun 13, 2011
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonJun 13, 2011
D-HIColleen HanabusaJun 13, 2011
R-FLConnie MackJun 13, 2011
R-FLDavid RiveraJun 13, 2011
R-AKDon YoungJun 13, 2011
R-CADuncan HunterJun 13, 2011
R-NHFrank C. GuintaJun 13, 2011
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyJun 13, 2011
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 13, 2011
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJun 13, 2011
D-MIHansen ClarkeJun 13, 2011
D-NCHeath ShulerJun 13, 2011
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 13, 2011
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonJun 13, 2011
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 13, 2011
R-OHJean SchmidtJun 13, 2011
D-GAJohn BarrowJun 13, 2011
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Jun 13, 2011
R-LAJohn FlemingJun 13, 2011
D-CAJohn GaramendiJun 13, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterJun 13, 2011
R-ILJohn ShimkusJun 13, 2011
R-NJJon RunyanJun 13, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuJun 13, 2011
R-TXK. Michael ConawayJun 13, 2011
R-TXKenny MarchantJun 13, 2011
D-ORKurt SchraderJun 13, 2011
D-IALeonard L. BoswellJun 13, 2011
R-NJLeonard LanceJun 13, 2011
R-PALou BarlettaJun 13, 2011
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJun 13, 2011
R-NYMichael G. GrimmJun 13, 2011
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiJun 13, 2011
R-TXPete OlsonJun 13, 2011
R-TXPete SessionsJun 13, 2011
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 13, 2011
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyJun 13, 2011
R-TNScott DesJarlaisJun 13, 2011
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoJun 13, 2011
R-IASteve KingJun 13, 2011
R-OHSteve StiversJun 13, 2011
R-SCTim ScottJun 13, 2011
R-CATom McClintockJun 13, 2011
R-GATom PriceJun 13, 2011
R-SCTrey GowdyJun 13, 2011
R-NCVirginia FoxxJun 13, 2011
R-CAWally HergerJun 13, 2011
R-NEAdrian SmithJun 14, 2011
R-AZBenjamin QuayleJun 14, 2011
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jun 14, 2011
R-KYBrett GuthrieJun 14, 2011
R-MICandice S. MillerJun 14, 2011
D-CTChristopher MurphyJun 14, 2011
R-FLDennis A. RossJun 14, 2011
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJun 14, 2011
R-MSGregg HarperJun 14, 2011
D-PAJason AltmireJun 14, 2011
R-TXJeb HensarlingJun 14, 2011
R-LAJeffrey M. LandryJun 14, 2011
D-TNJim CooperJun 14, 2011
R-ILJoe WalshJun 14, 2011
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJun 14, 2011
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJun 14, 2011
D-NYNita M. LoweyJun 14, 2011
R-NYPeter T. KingJun 14, 2011
R-OHRobert E. LattaJun 14, 2011
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 14, 2011
R-GAAustin ScottJun 15, 2011
D-KYBen ChandlerJun 15, 2011
D-CABob FilnerJun 15, 2011
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJun 15, 2011
R-INDan BurtonJun 15, 2011
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 15, 2011
R-CAEdward R. RoyceJun 15, 2011
R-TXFrancisco "Quico" CansecoJun 15, 2011
R-CAJerry LewisJun 15, 2011
D-CAJoe BacaJun 15, 2011
R-CAJohn CampbellJun 15, 2011
R-CAKevin McCarthyJun 15, 2011
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJun 15, 2011
R-WISean P. DuffyJun 15, 2011
D-OHTim RyanJun 15, 2011
R-PATom MarinoJun 15, 2011
R-AZTrent FranksJun 15, 2011
D-TXAl GreenJun 21, 2011
R-OHBill JohnsonJun 21, 2011
R-PABill ShusterJun 21, 2011
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJun 21, 2011
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 21, 2011
R-FLCliff StearnsJun 21, 2011
R-CADavid DreierJun 21, 2011
D-GADavid ScottJun 21, 2011
D-ORDavid WuJun 21, 2011
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJun 21, 2011
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 21, 2011
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 21, 2011
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesJun 21, 2011
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 21, 2011
R-OHJim JordanJun 21, 2011
D-UTJim MathesonJun 21, 2011
D-INJoe DonnellyJun 21, 2011
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 21, 2011
D-GAJohn LewisJun 21, 2011
R-CAKen CalvertJun 21, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJun 21, 2011
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickJun 21, 2011
R-PAMike KellyJun 21, 2011
D-NCMike McIntyreJun 21, 2011
R-GARob WoodallJun 21, 2011
D-TXSilvestre ReyesJun 21, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenJun 21, 2011
D-NYSteve IsraelJun 21, 2011
R-FLSteve Southerland IIJun 21, 2011
R-IATom LathamJun 21, 2011
R-NYTom ReedJun 21, 2011
R-TXBlake FarentholdJun 23, 2011
D-LACedric L. RichmondJun 23, 2011
R-MIDave CampJun 23, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenJun 23, 2011
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 23, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Jun 23, 2011
R-TXJoe BartonJun 23, 2011
R-NVJoseph J. HeckJun 23, 2011
R-SDKristi L. NoemJun 23, 2011
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 23, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 23, 2011
R-CAMary BonoJun 23, 2011
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryJun 23, 2011
R-WIReid J. RibbleJun 23, 2011
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenJun 23, 2011
D-TXRuben HinojosaJun 23, 2011
D-MORuss CarnahanJun 23, 2011
R-ARSteve WomackJun 23, 2011
R-GATom GravesJun 23, 2011
R-CAJeff DenhamJun 24, 2011
D-CAMike ThompsonJun 24, 2011
D-MANiki TsongasJun 24, 2011
R-NYAnn Marie BuerkleJul 5, 2011
D-MABarney FrankJul 5, 2011
D-MDChris Van HollenJul 5, 2011
R-WYCynthia M. LummisJul 5, 2011
R-FLDaniel WebsterJul 5, 2011
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloJul 5, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJul 5, 2011
R-CAGary G. MillerJul 5, 2011
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 5, 2011
R-KYHarold RogersJul 5, 2011
R-OHJames B. RenacciJul 5, 2011
D-ILJerry F. CostelloJul 5, 2011
R-SCJoe WilsonJul 5, 2011
D-CAKaren BassJul 5, 2011
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 5, 2011
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 5, 2011
D-PAMark S. CritzJul 5, 2011
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJul 5, 2011
R-ALMartha RobyJul 5, 2011
D-HIMazie K. HironoJul 5, 2011
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJul 5, 2011
R-MIMike RogersJul 5, 2011
R-NYNan A. S. HayworthJul 5, 2011
D-WANorman D. DicksJul 5, 2011
R-WIPaul D. RyanJul 5, 2011
R-TXRalph M. HallJul 5, 2011
R-ILRobert T. SchillingJul 5, 2011
D-WIRon KindJul 5, 2011
R-FLThomas J. RooneyJul 5, 2011
R-ARTim GriffinJul 5, 2011
R-INTodd RokitaJul 5, 2011
D-WAAdam SmithJul 6, 2011
R-CABrian P. BilbrayJul 6, 2011
R-MNChip CravaackJul 6, 2011
D-ILDanny K. DavisJul 6, 2011
R-TNDiane BlackJul 6, 2011
R-WADoc HastingsJul 6, 2011
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJul 6, 2011
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithJul 6, 2011
R-GAJack KingstonJul 6, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierJul 6, 2011
D-COJared PolisJul 6, 2011
D-WAJay InsleeJul 6, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanJul 6, 2011
R-FLJeff MillerJul 6, 2011
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Jul 6, 2011
R-PAJoseph R. PittsJul 6, 2011
R-ILJudy BiggertJul 6, 2011
D-NYKathleen C. HochulJul 6, 2011
R-INLarry BucshonJul 6, 2011
R-SCMick MulvaneyJul 6, 2011
R-GAPaul C. BrounJul 6, 2011
D-NYPaul TonkoJul 6, 2011
R-GAPhil GingreyJul 6, 2011
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJul 6, 2011
R-IDRaul R. LabradorJul 6, 2011
R-NCRenee L. EllmersJul 6, 2011
R-NDRick BergJul 6, 2011
D-NJRush HoltJul 6, 2011
R-OHSteve ChabotJul 6, 2011
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoJul 6, 2011
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 6, 2011
R-MOW. Todd AkinJul 6, 2011
D-IABruce L. BraleyJul 7, 2011
R-OKFrank D. LucasJul 7, 2011
R-NEJeff FortenberryJul 7, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 7, 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 May 13, 2011

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 7, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4732-4733)
  2. Jul 7, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 6, 13 Present (Roll no. 524). (text: CR 7/6/2011 H4625-4626)
  3. Jul 7, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Jul 6, 2011Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  5. Jul 6, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4625-4632)

In the Congressional Record 7

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
HouseDebate and remarks H6329, H6330Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, Steven R. Rothman D-NJSep 21, 2011
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1305, E1314, E1315Gwen Moore D-WI, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Steve Israel D-NYJul 13, 2011
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1295, E1303Betty McCollum D-MN, Edward J. Markey D-MAJul 12, 2011
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1283Barbara Lee D-CAJul 11, 2011
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1268, E1272, E1277, E1279, H4756Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Jared Polis D-CO, John D. Dingell D-MI, Michael E. Capuano D-MA, Sam Farr D-CAJul 8, 2011

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-68PROMOTING PEACE? REEXAMINING U.S. AID TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, PART II92 pagesForeign Affairs CommitteeSep 14, 2011
Serial No. 112-51PROMOTING PEACE? REEXAMINING U.S. AID TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY50 pagesForeign Affairs CommitteeJul 12, 2011

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

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

ProductTitleKindPublished
R42022Palestinian Initiatives for 2011 at the United Nations ArchivedReportOct 24, 2011

Related bills 1

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Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 7, 2011Engrossed in House
  2. May 13, 2011Introduced in House

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