HRES 642 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the three kidnapped teenagers held captive in the West Bank, and for other purposes.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 25, 2014
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Demands the release of the three captives, Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Sha'er and Naftali Frankel.

Expresses: (1) support for Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, with secure borders, living in peace alongside an independent Palestinian state; (2) concern and sympathy for the families of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Sha'er, and Naftali Frankel; and (3) a commitment to seek the captives' release.

Reiterates the commitment of the House of Representatives to uphold the conditions in U.S. law regarding U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2014 to Jul 11, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 25, 2014
D-NVDina TitusJul 11, 2014
D-CTJames A. HimesJul 11, 2014
D-NYJerrold NadlerJul 11, 2014
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIJul 11, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJul 11, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House
  2. Jun 25, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

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  1. Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House

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