Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.
Latest action · Jul 23, 2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 21, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseJul 23, 2019
Summary
This resolution opposes the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement and other efforts targeting Israel. The resolution urges both sides to return to direct negotiations and expresses support for a solution resulting in the state of Israel existing alongside a democratic Palestinian state. It also affirms the right of U.S. citizens to free speech, including the right to protest or criticize U.S. or foreign government policies.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 351
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2019 to Jul 23, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Mar 21, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 21, 2019 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Mar 21, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Mar 25, 2019 |
Committees 4
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 Mar 21, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2019 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 23, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7181-7188)
- Jul 23, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 246.
- Jul 23, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 23, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7222)
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1483 | Lee M. Zeldin R-NY | Mar 4, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9300–H9302 | Lee M. Zeldin R-NY, Steve Chabot R-OH, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Dec 6, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9267 | Debbie Lesko R-AZ | Dec 5, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8049 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA | Sep 26, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7381, H7392–H7394, H7444, H7445 | David Kustoff R-TN, Ed Perlmutter D-CO, Lee M. Zeldin R-NY, Michael Guest R-MS, Ted Budd R-NC, Tom Cole R-OK, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jul 25, 2019 |
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 2
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. 116-76 | A PERSISTENT AND EVOLVING THREAT: AN EXAMINATION OF THE FINANCING OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM106 pages | Financial Services Committee | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-56 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3501, H.Res. 326, H.Res. 246, H.R. 1850, H.R. 1837, H.Res. 138, H.Con.Res 32, H.Res. 442, H.R. 2097, AND H.Res. 127182 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 17, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Conflicts and wars
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Israel
- Middle East
- Palestinians
- Protest and dissent
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Engrossed in House
- Mar 21, 2019Introduced 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 resolution 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.
