Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the State of Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian hostility and that the House of Representatives pledges to support Israel in its efforts to maintain its sovereignty.

Bill: 114-hres-500
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-10-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Iran

Israel

Middle East

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian hostility, and (2) the House supports Israel's efforts to maintain its sovereignty.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 500 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2015 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Rigell , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Barletta , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Russell , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Allen , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Walker , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Young of Iowa , and Mr. Burgess ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the State of Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian hostility and that the House of Representatives pledges to support Israel in its efforts to maintain its sovereignty.

Whereas the State of Israel has been a loyal friend and ally of the United States since its establishment in 1948; Whereas, on September 9, 2015, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Israel … will not see [the] next 25 years … Until then, struggling, heroic and jihadi morale will leave no moment of serenity for Zionists ; and Whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a project of the Obama Administration, was finalized on July 14, 2015, by the E3/EU+3 (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and substantially diminishes the security of Israel: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the State of Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian hostility; and (2) the House of Representatives pledges to support the State of Israel in its efforts to maintain its sovereignty.