Safeguard Israel Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 31, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safeguard Israel Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or any U.N. organization until the President certifies to Congress that Security Council Resolution 2334 has been repealed.
Security Council Resolution 2334 characterizes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and demands cessation of settlement activities.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2017 to Jun 13, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Jan 31, 2017 |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Feb 6, 2017 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Feb 6, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Feb 6, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Feb 6, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Feb 6, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jun 13, 2017 |
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 Jan 31, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 16, January 31, 2017, page H820.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 107 | Safeguard Israel Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jan 12, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations until the President certifies to Congress that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 has been repealed.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safeguard Israel Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
