112th Congress (2011–2013): Israel/Palestine Bills

All 63 Israel/Palestine-related bills and resolutions tracked from the 112th US Congress (2011–2013), including bills never voted on. Sponsors, cosponsor…

• HR 6657: Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act (neutral, active)
• S 3670: Conditioning United States-Egypt Military Exercises Act of 2012 (neutral, active)
• HR 6644: Global Partnerships Act of 2012 (bundled package, active)
• HRES 813: Expressing vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security, and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders, and recognizing and strongly supporting its right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism. (pro-Israel, active)
• SRES 599: A resolution expressing vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security, and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders, and recognizing and strongly supporting its right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism. (pro-Israel, passed)
• SRES 574: A resolution calling on the United Nations to take concerted actions against leaders in Iran for their statements calling for the destruction of another United Nations Member State, Israel. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013 (bundled package, active)
• S 3254: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (bundled package, active)
• HR 5856: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (bundled package, active)
• HR 5857: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 (bundled package, active)
• S 3241: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 (bundled package, active)
• HR 5850: Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012 (pro-Israel, active)
• SRES 448: A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 5303: Palestinian Peace Promotion and Anti-Incitement Act (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 4485: Credible Military Option to Counter Iran Act (pro-Israel, active)
• HRES 630: Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran. (pro-Israel, active)
• S 2325: Iron Dome Support Act (pro-Israel, active)
• HCONRES 115: Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (bundled package, passed)
• HR 4229: Iron Dome Support Act (pro-Israel, active)
• S 2165: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (pro-Israel, passed)
• HR 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (pro-Israel, active)
• S 2101: Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012 (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 3992: To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (pro-Israel, passed)
• HR 3843: To amend the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 3671: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (bundled package, active)
• S 1848: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 3131: To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes. (pro-Israel, active)
• S 1622: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2011 (pro-Israel, active)
• S 1601: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (bundled package, active)
• S 1595: Solidarity with Israel Act (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2893: To prohibit Foreign Military Financing program assistance to countries that vote in the United Nations General Assembly in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated border agreement between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. (pro-Israel, active)
• HRES 394: Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2829: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2589: Antiboycott Act (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2583: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012 (bundled package, active)
• HR 2457: Palestinian Accountability Act (pro-Israel, active)
• HRES 317: Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2215: Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2219: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (bundled package, active)
• HRES 314: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support its ally Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people. (pro-Israel, active)
• SCONRES 23: A concurrent resolution declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967. (pro-Israel, active)
• HCONRES 59: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967. (pro-Israel, active)
• HRES 297: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should withhold United States contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations for purposes of the General Assembly of the United Nations if the General Assembly adopts a resolution in favor of recognizing a state of Palestine outside of or prior to a final status agreement negotiated between, and acceptable to, the State of Israel and the Palestinians. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (bundled package, passed)
• HRES 270: Reaffirming United States principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East. (neutral, active)
• HRES 271: Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State of Israel. (pro-Israel, active)
• SRES 185: A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid. (pro-Israel, active)
• HRES 268: Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes. (pro-Israel, active)
• S 923: A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final report of the "United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict". (pro-Israel, active)
• S 921: A bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (pro-Israel, active)
• HRES 247: Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 1592: To limit United States assistance to the Palestinian Authority if the Palestinian Authority unilaterally declares a Palestinian state. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 1609: War Powers Reform Act of 2011 (neutral, active)
• HR 1514: To limit United States assistance to Egypt unless Egypt is honoring its commitments under the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 1501: To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final report of the "United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict". (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (bundled package, passed)
• SRES 138: A resolution calling on the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone report, and for other purposes. (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 1006: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2011 (pro-Israel, active)
• HR 890: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 (neutral, active)
• S 466: Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 (neutral, active)
• SRES 44: A resolution supporting democracy, universal rights, and the peaceful transition to a representative government in Egypt. (neutral, passed)
• HCONRES 5: Supporting the reunification of Jerusalem. (pro-Israel, active)

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