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[H. Res. 326 Reported in House (RH)]
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House Calendar No. 47
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 326
[Report No. 116-242]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a
negotiated two-state solution.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 25, 2019
Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Connolly) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
October 17, 2019
Additional sponsors: Mr. Cohen, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Khanna, Mr.
Huffman, Ms. Speier, Ms. Waters, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
Ms. Norton, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Tonko,
Mr. Takano, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Raskin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Judy Chu of California,
Ms. Moore, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Perlmutter, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Himes, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. McCollum,
Mr. Welch, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Levin of California, Mr.
Doggett, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Schrier,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.
Aguilar, Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cox of
California, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Foster, Mr. Neal, Mr. Carson
of Indiana, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Kind, Mr.
Loebsack, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms.
Spanberger, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Phillips,
Mr. Delgado, Ms. Haaland, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bera, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Slotkin, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.
Swalwell of California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Brownley of
California, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Crow, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Trahan, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Malinowski, Ms.
Wexton, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Adams, Ms.
Finkenauer, Mr. Evans, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr.
Heck, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Porter, Mr. Allred, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Davids of
Kansas, Ms. Omar, Mr. Clay, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Ruiz, Ms.
DelBene, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Keating, Ms. Sherrill, Mr.
Schrader, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Lewis, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Golden, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs.
Fletcher, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Meng, Mr. Neguse, Mr.
Jeffries, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Trone, Mr. Richmond,
Ms. Titus, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Frankel, Mrs.
Torres of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Torres
Small of New Mexico, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Morelle, Mr.
Pappas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
Mr. Crist, Mr. Peters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Sires, Mr.
Lawson of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Case, Mr. Soto, Ms. Gabbard, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Ryan, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Cooper,
Ms. Craig, Ms. Dean, Ms. Houlahan, and Mr. Lynch
October 17, 2019
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
to be printed
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a
negotiated two-state solution.
Whereas the special relationship between the United States and Israel is rooted
in shared national security interests and shared values of democracy,
human rights, and the rule of law;
Whereas the United States has worked for decades to strengthen Israel's security
through assistance and cooperation on defense and intelligence matters
in order to enhance the safety of United States and Israeli citizens;
Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its commitment to help Israel
address the myriad challenges it faces, including threats from anti-
Israel terrorist organizations, regional instability, horrifying
violence in neighboring states, and hostile regimes that call for its
destruction;
Whereas the United States has long sought a just and stable future for
Palestinians, and an end to the occupation, including opposing
settlement activity and moves toward unilateral annexation in
Palestinian territory;
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United States from both
political parties and Israeli Prime Ministers had supported reaching a
two-state solution that establishes a Palestinian state coexisting side
by side with Israel in peace and security;
Whereas United States administrations from both political parties have put
forward proposals to provide a framework for negotiations toward a two-
state solution, including the parameters put forward by President Bill
Clinton in December 2000, the Road Map proposed by President George W.
Bush in April 2003, and the principles set forth by President Barack
Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry in December 2016;
Whereas ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vital to the interests of
both parties; and
Whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between Israelis and
Palestinians pose a threat to the ability to maintain a Jewish and
democratic state of Israel: Now, therefore, be it
Whereas the special relationship between the United States and Israel is rooted
in shared national security interests and shared values of democracy,
human rights, and the rule of law;
Whereas the United States has worked for decades to strengthen Israel's security
through assistance and cooperation on defense and intelligence matters
in order to enhance the safety of United States and Israeli citizens;
Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its commitment to help Israel
address the myriad challenges it faces, including terrorism, regional
instability, horrifying violence in neighboring states, and hostile
regimes that call for its destruction;
Whereas the United States has long sought a just, stable, and lasting solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that recognizes the Palestinian
right to self-determination and offers Israel long-term security and
full normalization with its neighbors;
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United States from both
political parties and Israeli Prime Ministers have supported reaching a
two-state solution that establishes a Palestinian state coexisting side
by side with Israel in peace and security;
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United States from both
political parties have opposed settlement expansion, moves toward
unilateral annexation of territory, and efforts to achieve Palestinian
statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with Israel;
Whereas United States administrations from both political parties have put
forward proposals to provide a framework for negotiations toward a two-
state solution, including the parameters put forward by President Bill
Clinton in December 2000, the Road Map proposed by President George W.
Bush in April 2003, and the principles set forth by President Barack
Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry in December 2016;
Whereas ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vital to the interests of
both parties and the leadership of both parties must negotiate in good
faith in order to achieve peace; and
Whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between Israelis and
Palestinians pose a threat to the ability to maintain a Jewish and
democratic state of Israel and the establishment of a viable, democratic
Palestinian state: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives
that--
<DELETED> (1) only the achievement of a two-state solution
that enhances stability and security in the Middle East can
both--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) ensure the State of Israel's survival
as a secure Jewish and democratic state; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) fulfill the legitimate aspirations of
the Palestinian people for a state of their
own;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) while the United States remains indispensable
to any viable effort to achieve that goal, only the Israelis
and the Palestinians can make the difficult choices necessary
to end their conflict;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the United States, with the support of
regional and international partners, can play a constructive
role toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by putting
forward a proposal for achieving a two-state solution that is
consistent with the broadly held consensus positions for
resolving the conflict's final status issues as reflected in
previous United States proposals; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) a United States proposal that fails to
expressly endorse a two-state solution as its objective, that
expressly or tacitly encourages unilateral annexation of
territory, or is otherwise inconsistent with the broadly held
consensus positions for resolving the conflict's final status
issues as reflected in previous United States proposals is
likely to put a peaceful end to the conflict further out of
reach.</DELETED>
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
(1) only the outcome of a two-state solution that enhances
stability and security for Israel, Palestinians, and their
neighbors can both ensure the state of Israel's survival as a
Jewish and democratic state and fulfill the legitimate
aspirations of the Palestinian people for a state of their own;
(2) while the United States remains indispensable to any
viable effort to achieve that goal, only the Israelis and the
Palestinians can make the difficult choices necessary to end
their conflict;
(3) the United States, with the support of regional and
international partners, can play a constructive role toward
ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by putting forward a
proposal for achieving a two-state solution that is consistent
with previous United States proposals to resolve the conflict's
final status issues in ways that recognize the Palestinian
right to self-determination and enhance Israel's long-term
security and normalization with its neighbors; and
(4) a United States proposal to achieve a just, stable, and
lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should
expressly endorse a two-state solution as its objective and
discourage steps by either side that would put a peaceful end
to the conflict further out of reach, including unilateral
annexation of territory or efforts to achieve Palestinian
statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with
Israel.
House Calendar No. 47
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 326
[Report No. 116-242]
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a
negotiated two-state solution.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 17, 2019
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
to be printed