Supporting Israeli democracy.

Bill: 118-hconres-61
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This concurrent resolution opposes actions that undermine Israel's future as a Jewish, democratic state. The resolution expresses that democracy is at the core of the special relationship between the United States and Israel, and that Congress stands with all Israelis seeking to defend liberal democracy, judicial review, and independent political institutions.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 61 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Ms. Kuster , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Goldman of New York , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Brownley , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Takano , and Ms. Wild ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting Israeli democracy.

That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) democracy is at the core of the special relationship between the United States and Israel; (2) Congress opposes actions that undermine Israel’s future as a Jewish, democratic State; and (3) Congress stands with all Israelis seeking to defend liberal democracy, judicial review, and independent political institutions acting in a system of checks and balances.