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<item congress="116" measure-type="hres" measure-number="246" measure-id="id116hres246" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-03-21" update-date="2019-07-26">
<title>Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hres246v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-26">
<action-date>2019-07-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hres246v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-25">
<action-date>2019-03-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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