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S.Res. 852119th CongressInternational Affairs
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · 25 active : 24 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 252. (consideration: CR S5158-5159)
Where it standsBefore the Senate8 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
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Summary
, via Congress.govThis resolution requests that the Department of State provide Congress with an unclassified statement regarding Israel's human rights practices.
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The resolution specifies that the statement should include certain elements, including (1) all credible information concerning the alleged killing of nine specified U.S. citizens and any other U.S. citizens by the Israeli Defense Forces, Israeli security forces, or Israeli settlers in 2022 or later; (2) all credible information concerning the identities of potential suspects in the killings; and (3) details on any steps taken by Israeli authorities to investigate the killings and hold accountable those responsible.
The statement should also include other elements, such as assessments of U.S. citizens currently held in Israeli prisons and the human rights situation of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention in the West Bank.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · SenateReferred to
Subjects
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How the Senate breaks down
- 8Swing 70–100
- 48Middle 30–70
- 44Entrenched 0–30
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Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
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Cosponsors
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- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden
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Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
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Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
