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HRES 279 109th Congress House

Condemning the recent vote by the British Association of University Teachers to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University.

Introduced: May 23, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
May 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the vote by the British Association of University Teachers (BAUT) on April 22, 2005, to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University. Calls on BAUT to overturn this vote at its hearing on May 26, 2005. Denounces BAUT's call for professors from these universities to take loyalty oaths disavowing the Israeli Government.

Urges governments and educators throughout the world to generate dialogue regarding their differences and not bar students and professors from engaging with and learning from each other.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 2
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2005
Salazar, John
· May 25, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 25, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 25, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 24, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 24, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 23, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 16, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 16, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 279: Condemning the recent vote by the British Association of University Teachers to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-279/
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"H. Res. 279: Condemning the recent vote by the British Association of University Teachers to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-279/.
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H. Res. 279, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-279/.
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