A resolution opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.
Latest action · Mar 25, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1942)
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 25, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution opposes the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS) and other efforts targeting Israel, and states that BDS undermines the possibility for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 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.
Cosponsors 69
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2019 to Sep 11, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 26, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1942)
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 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
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