[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1449 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1449

 Condemning the global rise of antisemitism and calling upon countries 
           and international bodies to counter antisemitism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2024

  Ms. Manning (for herself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Condemning the global rise of antisemitism and calling upon countries 
           and international bodies to counter antisemitism.

Whereas antisemitism is a threat to the fundamental freedoms, rights, security, 
        and diversity of all citizens, societies, and countries;
Whereas there has been an increase of antisemitic rhetoric and acts in many 
        countries around the world;
Whereas, in the months since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack against 
        Israel, Jewish communities around the world have experienced a 
        significant increase in antisemitic threats;
Whereas, in the Berlin Declaration of April 29, 2004, participating states of 
        the Organization for Security and co-operation in Europe condemned 
        antisemitism and committed to take specific actions to combat it;
Whereas, in 2016, the 31 member states of the International Holocaust 
        Remembrance Alliance adopted a legally nonbinding ``working definition'' 
        of antisemitism, an important internationally recognized tool to 
        increase understanding of antisemitism;
Whereas, on May 25, 2023, the White House issued the United States National 
        Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, making clear that the fight against 
        antisemitism is a national, bipartisan priority that must be 
        successfully conducted through a whole-of-government-and-society 
        approach;
Whereas, on July 17, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the United States and 
        partners unveiled the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism;
Whereas the Global Guidelines constitute a multilateral framework encompassing 
        12 areas of public policy, including: Jewish community protection, the 
        need for leaders to speak out against antisemitism, uniform collection 
        of data about antisemitism, and education of the Holocaust and Jewish 
        heritage;
Whereas the Global Guidelines include policies to monitor and combat 
        antisemitism that can be implemented and adapted to a wide variety of 
        national, regional, and cultural contexts; and
Whereas more than 40 states and international bodies have endorsed the Global 
        Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the rise of antisemitism in countries around 
        the world;
            (2) welcomes the Global Guidelines for Countering 
        Antisemitism unveiled by the United States and partners in 
        Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 17, 2024;
            (3) calls upon states and international bodies to take 
        action to counter antisemitism, including by endorsing and 
        embracing the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism; 
        and
            (4) encourages greater action and international cooperation 
        to counter antisemitism.
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