H. Res. 326 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution.

Bill Text

    Text of H. Res. 326 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 116-242 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to accompany H. Res. 326

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-4 on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 741: 
Agreed to by record vote of 226-196, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 228-196, on Thursday, December 5, 2019.

MANAGERS: Raskin/Lesko

1. Closed rule for H.R. 4.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
7. Closed rule for H. Res. 326.
8. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
9. Waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.
10. Provides that the amendments to the resolution and the preamble recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the resolution, modified by the amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
7Version 1Engel (NY)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Adds a sense of Congress reaffirming the United States’ ironclad commitment to providing assistance to Israel under the 2016 United States-Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as a sense of Congress that it is in the United States' interest to continue promoting the security, stability, and humanitarian well-being of the Palestinians by resuming the provision of foreign assistance.Considered as Adopted
8Version 2Engel (NY)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Revised Includes in the preamble a reaffirmation that the 2016 United States-Israel Memorandum of Understanding is in the national interests of both countries as well as support for assistance to the Palestinians.Considered as Adopted
3Version 1Foxx (NC), Kustoff (TN), DesJarlais (TN), Hudson (NC), Fleischmann (TN), Weber (TX), Crawford (AR), Posey (FL)RepublicanSUBSTITUTE Strikes the preamble and outlines efforts by the Palestinian Authority to bypass negotiations and unilaterally declare a Palestinian state and appeal to the United Nations or other international forums to impose a solution or parameters for negotiations, violating the underlying principles of the Oslo Accords and the Road Map.Submitted
4Version 1Foxx (NC), Kustoff (TN), DesJarlais (TN), Hudson (NC), Fleischmann (TN), Weber (TX), Crawford (AR), Posey (FL)RepublicanSUBSTITUTE Strikes the resolved clause and resolves that the House opposes the recognition of a Palestinian state by any United Nations entity prior to the achievement of a final peace agreement negotiated between and agreed to by Israel and the Palestinians and supports 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.Submitted
1Version 1Gottheimer (NJ), Reed (NY), Deutch (FL), Fitzpatrick (PA), Upton (MI), Balderson (OH), McKinley (WV), Suozzi (NY), Vargas (CA), Lipinski (IL), Rose, Max (NY), Brindisi (NY), Van Drew (NJ), Murphy, Stephanie (FL), Slotkin (MI), Frankel (FL), McAdams (UT), Wasserman Schultz (FL), Luria (VA), Schneider (IL), Katko (NY), Walorski (IN), Costa (CA), Mitchell (MI), Crist (FL), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Horn (OK), Spanberger (VA), Wagner (MO), Tipton (CO), Scott, David (GA), O'Halleran (AZ), Phillips (MN), Sherrill (NJ), Cunningham (SC), Sherman (CA)Bi-PartisanIncludes in the preamble the 2016 United States-Israel Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to annual military assistance and cooperative defense programs, which is in the national interest of both countries.Submitted
2Version 1Gottheimer (NJ), Reed (NY), Deutch (FL), Fitzpatrick (PA), Upton (MI), Balderson (OH), McKinley (WV), Suozzi (NY), Vargas (CA), Lipinski (IL), Rose, Max (NY), Brindisi (NY), Van Drew (NJ), Murphy, Stephanie (FL), Slotkin (MI), Frankel (FL), McAdams (UT), Wasserman Schultz (FL), Luria (VA), Schneider (IL), Katko (NY), Walorski (IN), Mitchell (MI), Costa (CA), Crist (FL), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Horn (OK), Spanberger (VA), Wagner (MO), Tipton (CO), Scott, David (GA), O'Halleran (AZ), Phillips (MN), Sherrill (NJ), Cunningham (SC), Sherman (CA)Bi-PartisanReaffirms the United States’ ironclad commitments to provide security assistance to Israel under the 2016 United States-Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).Submitted
5Version 1Price (NC), Pocan (WI)DemocratReaffirms that it is in the United States' interest to continue promoting the security, stability, and humanitarian well-being of the Palestinians by resuming the provision of foreign assistance.Submitted
6Version 1Price (NC), Pocan (WI)DemocratIncludes in the preamble support for assistance to the Palestinians.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 214

Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 4 and H.Res. 326. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 216

Motion by Mr. Raskin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Ms. Shalala
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
No Vote
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mrs. Lesko
Nay