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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1911
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 5, 2017
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Recognizing Israeli-American heritage and the contributions of the Israeli-American community to the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 26, 2017
Mr. Zeldin (for himself and Ms. Meng) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2712
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes.
Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 25, 2017
Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. Schneider) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
To condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 16, 2017
Mr. Lamborn (for himself and Mr. Zeldin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens.
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2659
To authorized the establishment of a program for cooperative research and development in agriculture with the Government of Israel, and for other purposes.
Today, President Donald Trump ordered a bomb to be dropped on a dangerous ISIS tunnels and cave network in the Nangarhar province of northeastern Afghanistan. This location has been an ongoing source of terrorist activity, and is where Staff Sergeant Mark De Alencar was killed by ISIS fighters on Saturday, April 8th.
SSG De Alencar, a member of the Green Berets, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
Disapproving of President Obama and his administration’s refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016.
H. Res. 11
January 5, 2017.
Whereas the United States has long supported a negotiated settlement leading to a sustainable two-state solution with the democratic, Jewish state of Israel and a demilitarized, democratic Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security;