HRES 61 108th Congress House

Commending the people of Israel for conducting free and fair elections, reaffirming the friendship between the Governments and peoples of the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2003 See on congress.gov

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DemocracyForeign leadersGovernment Operations and PoliticsIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaPalestiniansPeacePolitical violenceScience, Technology, CommunicationsTerrorismViolence in mass media

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

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Agreed to (House)

Feb 11, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 2, 3 Present (Roll no. 22). (text: CR H343)

Feb 11, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Feb 11, 2003

Introduced in House

Feb 11, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 11, 2003

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H363)

Feb 11, 2003

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Feb 11, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 61.

Feb 11, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H343-345)

Feb 11, 2003

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 11, 2003	House · vote #22	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	411–2	See who voted →

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Latest action February 11, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 2, 3 Present (Roll no. 22). (text: CR H343)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the people of Israel for reaffirming their dedication to democratic ideals as expressed in their election on January 28, 2003.

Urges the: (1) Palestinian leadership to abide by its commitments made to the United States and to Israel; and (2) the Palestinian people to act on President Bush's call of June 24, 2002, to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, end incitement to violence in official media, elect new leaders not compromised by terror, and embrace democracy.

Restates U.S. commitment to secure peace for Israel.

Bill text 2 versions

Agreed to House Formatted Text PDF
Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Feb 11, 2003

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Feb 11, 2003

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 61: Commending the people of Israel for conducting free and fair elections, reaffirming the friendship between the Governments and peoples of the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-61/

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"H. Res. 61: Commending the people of Israel for conducting free and fair elections, reaffirming the friendship between the Governments and peoples of the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-61/.

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H. Res. 61, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-61/.

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