Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
Latest action · Oct 25, 2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseOct 25, 2017
Summary
Expresses appreciation to the European Union (EU) for the progress made in countering Hizballah since the EU designated Hizballah's military wing as a terrorist organization.
Supports: (1) U.S.-EU cooperation in thwarting Hizballah's criminal and terrorist activities; and (2) transcontinental efforts within Europe to share intelligence information among police and security services to facilitate greater cooperation in tracking, apprehending, and prosecuting terrorists, foreign fighters, and potential offenders.
Encourages the EU to implement sanctions against Hizballah-affiliated terrorists.
Urges the EU to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on the group, including through:
- better cross-border cooperation among EU members;
- issuing arrest warrants against Hizballah members and supporters;
- freezing Hizballah's assets in Europe, including those masquerading as charities; and
- prohibiting fund raising activities in support of Hizballah.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Oct 24, 2017, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 12, 2017 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8191-8194)
- Oct 25, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 359.
- Oct 25, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 25, 2017Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Oct 25, 2017On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8191-8192)
Subjects
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Engrossed in House
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
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