[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15216-15217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE 
    FAMILIES OF JAMES FOLEY AND STEVEN SOTLOFF, AND CONDEMNING THE 
       TERRORIST ACTS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on

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Foreign Affairs be discharged from further consideration of House 
Resolution 734, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 734

       Whereas James Foley and Steven Sotloff were highly 
     respected journalists whose integrity and dedication were a 
     credit to their profession;
       Whereas James Foley and Steven Sotloff embodied the spirit 
     of our Nation's First Amendment liberties, including the 
     freedom of the press;
       Whereas James Foley and Steven Sotloff made significant 
     contributions to our Nation through their courageous 
     reporting of events in Libya, Syria, and elsewhere; and
       Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is 
     a terrorist organization responsible for committing barbaric 
     acts against United States citizens, religious and ethnic 
     minorities, and those who do not subscribe to ISIL's 
     depraved, violent, and oppressive ideology: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) strongly condemns the terrorist acts of ISIL, including 
     the barbaric and deplorable murders of James Foley and Steven 
     Sotloff;
       (2) salutes James Foley and Steven Sotloff for their 
     unwavering and courageous pursuit of journalistic excellence 
     under the most difficult and dangerous of conditions;
       (3) mourns the deaths of James Foley and Steven Sotloff; 
     and
       (4) offers condolences to the families, friends, and loved 
     ones of James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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