3.0.0 1127 2022-02-03T05:12:18Z 2022-02-03T05:12:18Z House H HRES 2008-04-22 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2008-04-30T19:23:13Z Referred to 2008-04-22T16:33:00Z 2008-06-18 14:09:41 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2008-06-18 14:09:37 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-06-18 14:09:34 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5522-5523) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-06-18 14:09:34 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5522-5523) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-18 13:47:23 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1127. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-18 13:47:22 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5522-5526) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-18 13:46:33 Mr. Ackerman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-04-30 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2008-04-30 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 N P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2008-04-22 True F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. 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[R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2008-06-17 False International Affairs Antisemitism Arab countries Arab-Israeli conflict Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Human rights Israel Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) Jews Middle East and North Africa Political violence Religion Violence in mass media International Affairs 00 2008-04-22 Introduced in House 2008-05-09T13:33:19Z Condemns the restrictions on freedom of the press and expression in the Arab world and the widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media.

Expresses concern that many of the Arab governments to which United States has turned for assistance in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are responsible for using their government-controlled media to promulgate incendiary speech regarding Israel and the Jewish people that makes U.S. efforts to help resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict all the more difficult.

Calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and all U.S. ambassadors to Arab countries to protest the lack of freedom of thought and expression.

]]> 36 2008-06-18 Passed House amended 2008-07-15T18:28:44Z Condemns the restrictions on freedom of the press and expression in the Arab world and the widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media.

Deplores the practices utilized by the governments in the Middle East to exert control over the press and on public expression.

Expresses concern that many of the Arab governments to which United States has turned for assistance in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are responsible for using their government-controlled media to promulgate incendiary speech regarding Israel and the Jewish people that makes U.S. efforts to help resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict all the more difficult.

Calls on the President to: (1) raise the issue of the lack of media freedom in the Middle East and the proliferation of anti-Semitic incitement; and (2) take into account the compliance of governments throughout the region with international norms and obligations regarding media freedom and anti-Semitic incitement when determining U.S. assistance.

Calls on U.S. allies and governments throughout the Middle East to publicly repudiate purveyors of anti-Semitic incitement.

]]> Resolution condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic incitement to violence and Holocaust denial in the Arab media and press. Display Title Resolution condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic incitement to violence and Holocaust denial in the Arab media and press. Official Title as Introduced Condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media and press. Official Titles as Amended by House Resolution condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic incitement to violence and Holocaust denial in the Arab media and press. H House Engrossed in House 2008-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1127eh/xml/BILLS-110hres1127eh.xml Introduced in House 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1127ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1127ih.xml 2008-06-18 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 14:09:41 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.