Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of [Jewish] refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations

H.RES.185
Introduced: 
February 16, 2007
110
First
April 1, 2008
Passed in House

40 cosponsors

Declares that all refugee claims, including Jewish claims, must be addressed in any peace agreement in the region. Encourages all U.S. representatives, when in fora dealing with refugee issues, to insert Jewish refugee claims after any mention of Palestinian refugee claims.

See also: companion measure S. Res. 85 on 2/16/07.

Passed in House by voice vote 4/1/08.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Shelly Berkley(D-NV)Howard Berman(D-CA)Timothy Bishop(D-)Madeleine Bordallo(D-)
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Shelly Berkley(D-NV)Howard Berman(D-CA)Timothy Bishop(D-)Madeleine Bordallo(D-)Robert Brady(D-PA)Dan Burton(R-IN)Russ Carnahan(D-MO)Steve Chabot(R-OH)Emanuel Cleaver(D-MO)Stephen Cohen(D-TN)Joseph Crowley(D-)Eliot Engel(D-)Anna Eshoo(D-CA)Mike Ferguson(R-NJ)Luis Fortuno(R-)Barney Frank(D-MA)Gene Green(D-TX)Alcee Hastings(D-FL)Mike Honda(D-CA)Steve Israel(D-)Mark Kirk(R-IL)John Linder(R-GA)Carolyn Maloney(D-)Michael McNulty(D-)Jim Moran(D-VA)Mike Pence(R-IN)Jim Ramstad(R -MN)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Steve Rothman(D-NJ)Jan Schakowsky(D-IL)Adam Schiff(D-CA)Allyson Schwartz(D-PA)Brad Sherman(D-CA)Edolphus Towns(D-)Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)Debbie Wasserman-Shultz(D-FL)Diane Watson(D-CA)Henry Waxman(D-CA)Anthony Weiner(D-)Robert Wexler(D-FL)

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Legislation Topics

Arabs/Muslims Israel/Israelis Jews Palestine/Palestinians Refugees