Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
Latest action · May 6, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 10, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the independence of Israel as a significant event in providing refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish people and in establishing a democracy in the Middle East.
Commends the bipartisan commitment of successive U.S. administrations and Congresses since 1948 to stand by Israel.
Asserts the commitment of Congress to stand with Israel during times of uncertainty and reaffirms its bipartisan support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
Supports Israel's right to exist as a democratic, Jewish state and to defend itself and its people.
Congratulates the United States and Israel for the strengthening of bilateral relations during the past decade in the fields of defense, diplomacy, and homeland security.
Congratulates the people of Israel as they celebrate the 65th anniversary of Israel's independence.
Cosponsors 157
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2013 to Jun 3, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Apr 10, 2013 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 10, 2013 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Apr 10, 2013 |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Joe Garcia | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Jon Runyan | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Apr 16, 2013 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 3, 2013 |
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 Apr 10, 2013 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Apr 10, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2013Introduced in House
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