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House Calendar No. 47 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 326 
[Report No. 116–242] 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States 
efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated 
two-state solution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2019 
Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Ms. BASS, and Mr. CONNOLLY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COHEN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Ms. PINGREE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. LEVIN of 
Michigan, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. HIMES, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. WELCH, 
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, 
Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. COX of California, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
FOSTER, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CLARK of Massachu-
setts, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. KIND, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Ms. MATSUI, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali-
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fornia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. 
MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. CROW, Mr. KIM, Mr. TED LIEU of California, 
Mr. ROUDA, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. PANETTA, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. 
WEXTON, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. 
FINKENAUER, 
Mr. 
EVANS, 
Ms. 
SCANLON, 
Mr. 
LUJA´N, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. HECK, Mr. KILMER, Ms. PORTER, Mr. ALLRED, 
Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CLAY, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. KEATING, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. SCHRADER, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. LEWIS, 
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. 
FLETCHER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. MENG, Mr. NEGUSE, 
Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 
RICHMOND, Ms. TITUS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 
Ms. FRANKEL, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. CASTEN of 
Illinois, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. 
STEVENS, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Ms. 
KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. WILD, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. CRIST, Mr. 
PETERS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. LAMB, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LAWSON of 
Florida, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CASE, Mr. SOTO, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. RYAN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. COO-
PER, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. DEAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, and Mr. LYNCH 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to 
be printed 
[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 
[Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution. 
Whereas the special relationship between the United States 
and Israel is rooted in shared national security interests 
and shared values of democracy, human rights, and the 
rule of law; 
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Whereas the United States has worked for decades to 
strengthen Israel’s security through assistance and co-
operation on defense and intelligence matters in order to 
enhance the safety of United States and Israeli citizens; 
Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its com-
mitment to help Israel address the myriad challenges it 
faces, including threats from anti-Israel terrorist organi-
zations, regional instability, horrifying violence in neigh-
boring states, and hostile regimes that call for its de-
struction; 
Whereas the United States has long sought a just and stable 
future for Palestinians, and an end to the occupation, in-
cluding opposing settlement activity and moves toward 
unilateral annexation in Palestinian territory; 
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United 
States from both political parties and Israeli Prime Min-
isters had supported reaching a two-state solution that 
establishes a Palestinian state coexisting side by side with 
Israel in peace and security; 
Whereas United States administrations from both political 
parties have put forward proposals to provide a frame-
work for negotiations toward a two-state solution, includ-
ing the parameters put forward by President Bill Clinton 
in December 2000, the Road Map proposed by President 
George W. Bush in April 2003, and the principles set 
forth by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State 
John Kerry in December 2016; 
Whereas ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vital to the 
interests of both parties; and 
Whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between 
Israelis and Palestinians pose a threat to the ability to 
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maintain a Jewish and democratic state of Israel: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Whereas the special relationship between the United States and 
Israel is rooted in shared national security interests and 
shared values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of 
law; 
Whereas the United States has worked for decades to strengthen 
Israel’s security through assistance and cooperation on de-
fense and intelligence matters in order to enhance the safe-
ty of United States and Israeli citizens; 
Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its commit-
ment to help Israel address the myriad challenges it faces, 
including terrorism, regional instability, horrifying vio-
lence in neighboring states, and hostile regimes that call 
for its destruction; 
Whereas the United States has long sought a just, stable, and 
lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that rec-
ognizes the Palestinian right to self-determination and of-
fers Israel long-term security and full normalization with 
its neighbors; 
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United 
States from both political parties and Israeli Prime Min-
isters have supported reaching a two-state solution that es-
tablishes a Palestinian state coexisting side by side with 
Israel in peace and security; 
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United 
States from both political parties have opposed settlement 
expansion, moves toward unilateral annexation of terri-
tory, and efforts to achieve Palestinian statehood status 
outside the framework of negotiations with Israel; 
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Whereas United States administrations from both political 
parties have put forward proposals to provide a framework 
for negotiations toward a two-state solution, including the 
parameters put forward by President Bill Clinton in De-
cember 2000, the Road Map proposed by President George 
W. Bush in April 2003, and the principles set forth by 
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John 
Kerry in December 2016; 
Whereas ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vital to the 
interests of both parties and the leadership of both parties 
must negotiate in good faith in order to achieve peace; and 
Whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between 
Israelis and Palestinians pose a threat to the ability to 
maintain a Jewish and democratic state of Israel and the 
establishment of a viable, democratic Palestinian state: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) only the achievement of a two-state solution 
that enhances stability and security in the Middle 
East can both— 
(A) ensure the State of Israel’s survival as 
a secure Jewish and democratic state; and 
(B) fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the 
Palestinian people for a state of their own; 
(2) while the United States remains indispen-
sable to any viable effort to achieve that goal, only 
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the Israelis and the Palestinians can make the dif-
ficult choices necessary to end their conflict; 
(3) the United States, with the support of re-
gional and international partners, can play a con-
structive role toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian 
conflict by putting forward a proposal for achieving 
a two-state solution that is consistent with the 
broadly held consensus positions for resolving the 
conflict’s final status issues as reflected in previous 
United States proposals; and 
(4) a United States proposal that fails to ex-
pressly endorse a two-state solution as its objective, 
that expressly or tacitly encourages unilateral annex-
ation of territory, or is otherwise inconsistent with 
the broadly held consensus positions for resolving 
the conflict’s final status issues as reflected in pre-
vious United States proposals is likely to put a 
peaceful end to the conflict further out of reach. 
That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that— 
(1) only the outcome of a two-state solution that 
enhances stability and security for Israel, Palestin-
ians, and their neighbors can both ensure the state of 
Israel’s survival as a Jewish and democratic state 
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and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the Pales-
tinian people for a state of their own; 
(2) while the United States remains indispen-
sable to any viable effort to achieve that goal, only the 
Israelis and the Palestinians can make the difficult 
choices necessary to end their conflict; 
(3) the United States, with the support of re-
gional and international partners, can play a con-
structive role toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian 
conflict by putting forward a proposal for achieving 
a two-state solution that is consistent with previous 
United States proposals to resolve the conflict’s final 
status issues in ways that recognize the Palestinian 
right to self-determination and enhance Israel’s long- 
term security and normalization with its neighbors; 
and 
(4) a United States proposal to achieve a just, 
stable, and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian 
conflict should expressly endorse a two-state solution 
as its objective and discourage steps by either side 
that would put a peaceful end to the conflict further 
out of reach, including unilateral annexation of terri-
tory or efforts to achieve Palestinian statehood status 
outside the framework of negotiations with Israel. 
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House Calendar No. 47 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 326 
[Report No. 116–242] 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representa-
tives regarding United States efforts to resolve 
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a nego-
tiated two-state solution. 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Reported with amendments, referred to the House 
Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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