3.0.0 226 2023-01-11T13:35:25Z 2023-01-11T13:35:25Z House HRES 2017-03-23 115 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-18T15:43:35Z Referred to 2017-03-23T13:02:05Z 2017-05-18 hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Committee 2017-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-03-23 True International Affairs Arab-Israeli relations Building construction Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Israel Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Palestinians Presidential administrations Religion Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism International Affairs 00 2017-03-23 Introduced in House 2017-03-25T14:43:00Z Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to supporting U.S. actions that promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians and are designed to ensure the security of Israel and its people.

Reaffirms support for previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinians and adopted by third parties that recognize Israel's right to exist and promote a Palestinian state.

Commends the Obama administration and its predecessors for their commitment to Israel's security and for their efforts to demonstrate this commitment through the promotion of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Calls on Hamas to recognize Israel's right to exist, denounce violence, abide by existing agreements, and prevent missile attacks against Israel.

Calls upon states, international organizations, and individuals to oppose efforts to deny the Jewish people's historical, cultural, and spiritual connection to Israel.

Calls upon Arab and Muslim-majority states to build upon efforts towards full normalization of state-to-state relations with Israel.

Calls on the Israeli government to prevent further settlement expansion in the Occupied Territories.

Commends the Obama administration for supporting Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense System.

Calls on Israel and Hamas to uphold the existing cease-fire agreement.

Applauds the Obama administration's efforts to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations.

Calls on President Trump to continue his predecessor's work towards a negotiated, two-state agreement ending the conflict backed by a strong international coalition of stakeholders to provide assurance to the negotiating parties that their agreement will be enduring and enforceable.

]]> Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hres226ih/xml/BILLS-115hres226ih.xml 2017-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. 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.