Congratulating Ariel Sharon on his election as Prime Minister of Israel

H.RES.34
Introduced: 
February 8, 2001
107
First
February 13, 2001
Passed in House

99 cosponsors

“Congratulating the Prime Minister-elect of Israel, Ariel Sharon, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East, reaffirming the friendship between the Governments of the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.” Congratulates Ariel Sharon and Israel on Sharon’s election; urges Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat to use his influence and resources to see that violence in the Middle East is brought to an end; calls upon the countries that neighbor Israel and upon the international community to respect the freely expressed will of the people of Israel and to be prepared to engage in constructive relations with the new Government of Israel; and reaffirms the close bonds of friendship that have bound the people of the United States and the people of Israel together through turbulent times for more than half a century.

See also: related measure H. Res. 31 on 2/7/01.
Passed in House 410-1-1.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Gary Ackerman(D-)Dick Armey(R-TX)Cass Ballenger(R-NC)Ken Bentsen(D-TX)Howard Berman(D-CA)Judy Biggert(R-IL)Roy Blunt(R-MO)Sherwood Boehlert(R-)Henry Bonilla(R-TX)Henry Brown(R-SC)Richard Burr(R-NC)Dan Burton(R-IN)Eric Cantor(R-VA)Ben Cardin(D-MD)Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)Christopher Cox(R-CA)Ander Crenshaw(R-FL)Joseph Crowley(D-)John Culberson(R-TX)Randy Cunningham(R-CA)Jo Ann Davis(R-VA)Tom Delay(R-TX)Peter Deutsch(D-FL)Lincoln Diaz-Balart(R-FL)JoAnn Emerson(R-MO)Eliot Engel(D-)Bob Etheridge(D-NC)Terry Everett(R-AL)Eni Faleomavaega(D-AS)Mike Ferguson(R-NJ)Bob Filner(D-CA)Vito Fossella(R-)Richard Gephardt(D-MO)Wayne Gilchrest(R-MD)Benjamin Gilman(R-)Porter Goss(R-FL)James Hansen(R-UT)Jane Harman(D-CA)Melissa Hart(R-PA)Alcee Hastings(D-FL)Joel Hefley(R-CO)Joseph Hoeffel(D-PA)Rush Holt(D-NJ)Steve Horn(R-CA)Amo Houghton(R-)Steny Hoyer(D-MD)Steve Israel(D-)Sheila Jackson-Lee(D-TX)Brian Kerns(R-IN)Pete King(R-)Jack Kingston(R-GA)Mark Kirk(R-IL)Joe Knollenberg(R-MI)Jim Langevin(D-RI)Tom Lantos(D-CA)Barbara Lee(D-CA)Jerry Lewis(R-CA)Nita Lowey(D-)Carolyn Maloney(D-)Don Manzullo(R-IL)Robert Matsui(D-CA)Carolyn McCarthy(D-)Michael McNulty(D-)Brad Miller(D-NC)Connie Morella(R-MD)Jerrold Nadler(D-NY)Grace Napolitano(D-CA)George Jr Nethercutt(R-WA)Doug Ose(R-CA)Major Owens(D-)Mike Pence(R-IN)Tom Petri(R -WI)Todd Platts(R-PA)Adam Putnam(R-FL)Ralph Regula(R-OH)Tom Reynolds(R-)Bob Riley(R-AL)Mike Ross(D-AR)Steve Rothman(D-NJ)Marge Roukema(R-NJ)Ed Royce(R-CA)Jim Saxton(R-NJ)Jan Schakowsky(D-IL)Adam Schiff(D-CA)Ed Schrock(R-VA)Pete Sessions(R-TX)Christopher Shays(R-CT)Brad Sherman(D-CA)John Shimkus(R-IL)Norman Sisisky(D-VA)Patrick Tiberi(R-OH)Edolphus Towns(D-)James Walsh(R-)Wes Watkins(R-OK)J C Jr Watts(R-OK)Henry Waxman(D-CA)Anthony Weiner(D-)Curt Weldon(R-PA)Robert Wexler(D-FL)

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