Condemning the murder of Israeli and Palestinian children in Israel and the ongoing and escalating violence in that country.
Latest action · Jul 25, 2014 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2014
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Condemns the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrach by terrorists associated with Hamas and the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists.
Commends Israeli authorities for acting swiftly to apprehend the killers of Mohammed Abu Khdeir and expects that the murderers will be punished to the full extent of the law.
Calls on the Hamas-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) to cooperate with the Israeli government to apprehend the murderers of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrach and bring them to justice.
Calls on Hamas to halt its attacks on Israel and stop provoking Israel into a conflict.
Urges the PA to sever ties with Hamas until it recognizes Israel's right to exist and renounces terrorism.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 14, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Aug 1, 2014 |
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 Jul 10, 2014 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2014Reported Jul 25, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Jul 25, 2014Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
- Jul 10, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-208 | DENOUNCING THE USE OF CIVILIANS AS HUMAN SHIELDS BY HAMAS AND OTHER TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW; AND CONDEMNING THE MURDER OF ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN ISRAEL AND THE ONGOING AND ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN THAT COUNTRY28 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 25, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning the murder of Israeli and Palestinian children in Israel and the ongoing and escalating violence in that country.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2014Introduced in House
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