SUPPORTING ISRAEL

Action: This bill seeks to ensure a role for Congress in any decision to suspend or delay U.S. arms sales to Israel. The bill requires the president to notify Congress of any decision to delay an arms sale to Israel. The bill then provides a path for Congress to vote to allow the sale to proceed.

Result: Ordered by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 – 13.

Date: 5/17/24

Action: This bill expands the prohibition on boycotts of U.S. allies in the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018.. The bill also requires the President to annually submit a public report describing these boycotts and listing the foreign countries and international organizations involved in fostering or imposing them.

Result: Passed House

Date: 4/28/23

Action: This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons, agencies, and governments that assist Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), or their affiliated organizations and groups.

Result: Signed into Law

.Date: 1/12/23

Action: This resolution condemns the rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas during its October 7 terrorist attack and  war against Israel.

Result: Passed House

Date: 2/14/24

Action: This bill creates U.S.-created reporting and oversight on educational materials produced by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in light of their continued inclusion of violence, incitement, and antisemitism.

Result: Passed House.

Date: 5/11/23

Action: This bill boosts cooperation between the United States and our key ally Israel in developing technology to counter “killer drones.” The bipartisan legislation, which comes amid increased unmanned drone attacks in the Middle East, helps fill gaps identified by the U.S. Department of Defense by authorizing cooperative projects intended to thwart small unmanned aerial systems — often supplied by Iran — that threaten both American and Israeli national security.

Result: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Date: 7/18/2023

Action: This resolution condemns the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, Calls for Hamas to immediately surrender, cease its attacks against Israel, and release all remaining hostages, Reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense from threats and terrorist organizations that seek her destruction; Commits to ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches Palestinian noncombatants; Urges international organizations, like the United Nations and all nations across the globe, to unequivocally denounce this attack and the ongoing atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists and call for the immediate release of the hostages; and Strongly condemns and denounces all instances of antisemitism globally, domestically, including on college campuses and commits to confronting and combating this hatred in all its forms and at every level.

Date: 10/7/24

Action: This resolution states that the House (1) rejects hate, discrimination, and antisemitism; (2) stands united with the Jewish people against rising antisemitism; and (3) condemns antisemitic tropes.

Result: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and Committee on Foreign Affairs

Date: 2/02/23

Action: This bill helps ensure Iran can never threaten the U.S., Israel, or our allies with a nuclear weapon; requires the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to consult with Israel and report to Congress on Israel’s capability to deter a full range of threats, including whether transferring “bunker buster” munitions capable of taking out Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure would advance both countries security; and preserves Israel’s qualitative military edge in the region while reaffirming the credibility of the U.S. military to deter Iran. 

Result: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Date: 3/18/2022

Action: This resolution condemns terrorist attacks on U.S. citizens and calls for justice for Sara Duker and all other victims of terrorist attacks. It also renounces the practice of martyr payments (i.e., payments made by the Palestinian Authority to the families of terrorists) and calls on the international community to condemn this practice.

Result: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Date: 9/21/2020

Action: This bill helps states, local governments, and asset managers fight back against the politically-motivated boycott of Israel.

Result: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Date: 6/8/2017

Action: This resolution opposes the United Nations General Assembly’s recent vote criticizing the United States’ rightful recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.

Result: Introduced in House

Date: 1/11/2018

Action: This bill requires the heads of certain Federal agencies to report to Congress agency employees ties to Hamas or the display of support for Hamas, and for other purposes.

Result: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Date: 11/6/23

Action: This bill provides $2 billion for the Department of Defense to provide to the government of Israel for the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats following Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attacks.. 

Result: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Date: 10/10/23