3.0.0 317 2023-01-11T13:22:57Z 2023-01-11T13:22:57Z House H HRES 2011-06-21 112 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-02T15:18:11Z Referred to 2011-06-21T16:01:50Z 2011-08-02 hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . Committee 2011-06-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 N M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2011-06-23 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2011-06-23 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2011-06-23 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2011-06-23 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2011-06-23 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2011-06-23 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-06-23 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2011-06-23 False D000613 Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] Robert Dold R IL J. 10 2011-06-23 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2011-06-24 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2011-06-24 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2011-06-24 False P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2011-07-05 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2011-07-05 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-07-05 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2011-07-05 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2011-07-05 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-07-05 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-07-08 False M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2011-07-08 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2011-07-08 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 1 2011-07-12 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2011-07-13 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2011-07-20 False L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2011-08-05 False W000807 Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] Allen West R FL B. 22 2011-09-07 False International Affairs Arab-Israeli relations Conflicts and wars Gaza Strip Human rights International law and treaties Iran Israel Middle East Military personnel and dependents Palestinians Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Syria Terrorism International Affairs 00 2011-06-21 Introduced in House 2011-07-13T16:10:37Z Demands that Hamas: (1) release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, (2) allow access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, (3) provide Gilad Shalit the humane treatment all captives are entitled to as a fundamental human right, (4) facilitate regular communication by Gilad Shalit with his family, and (5) cease compelling Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to extort and coerce the government of Israel.

Expresses: (1) commitment to the survival of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state within recognized and secure borders; (2) opposition to participation by Hamas in the Palestinian Authority (PA) prior to explicit acceptance by that group of Israel's right to exist, the cessation of all violence, and the binding commitments made previously by the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); and (3) commitment to seek the release of Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers.

Recalls: (1) the attack on and kidnapping of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by the Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah; and (2) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feldman, Yehuda Katz, Ron Arad, Guy Hever, and Majdy Halabi.

Condemns: (1) Hamas for the immoral cross border attack and kidnapping of Gilad Shalit; and (2) Iran and Syria, the primary state sponsors and patrons of Hamas, for their ongoing support for international terrorism.

]]> Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Display Title Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Official Title as Introduced Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2011-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres317ih/xml/BILLS-112hres317ih.xml 2011-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . 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.