A resolution welcoming the Prime Minister of Israel to the U.S. for his address to a joint session of Congress

S.RES.76
Introduced: 
February 12, 2015
114
First
February 26, 2015
Passed in Senate

On 1/22/15, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that Israeli PM Netanyahu had accepted his invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress on the alleged dangers of Iran and its nuclear program. Following the announcement, Netanyahu’s visit became a partisan issue, further stoking tensions between the Israeli PM and the Obama administration. (See the quarterly Updates in JPS 45 [1–2] for details.)

50 cosponsors (50R).

Last major action: 2/26/15 passed in Senate by unanimous consent.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Lamar Alexander(R-TN)Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)John Barrasso(R-WY)Roy Blunt(R-MO)
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Lamar Alexander(R-TN)Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)John Barrasso(R-WY)Roy Blunt(R-MO)John Boozman(R-AR)Richard Burr(R-NC)Shelly Moore Capito(R-WV)Bill Cassidy(R-LA)Daniel Coats(R-IN)Thad Cochran(R-MS)Susan Collins(R-ME)Tom Cotton(R-AR)Mike Crapo(R-ID)Ted Cruz(R-TX)Steve Daines(R-MT)Mike Enzi(R-WY)Joni Ernst(R-IA)Deb Fischer(R-NE)Cory Gardner(R-CO)Chuck Grassley(R -IA)Orrin Hatch(R-UT)Dean Heller(R-NV)John Hoeven(R-ND)James Inhofe(R-OK)Johnny Isakson(R-GA)Ron Johnson(R-WI)Mark Kirk(R-IL)James Lankford(R-OK)Mike Lee(R-UT)John McCain(R-AZ)Mitch McConnell(R-KY)Jerry Moran(R-KS)Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)Rand Paul(R-KY)David Perdue(R-GA)Rob Portman(R-OH)Jim Risch(R-ID)Pat Roberts(R-KS)Mike Rounds(R-SD)Marco Rubio(R-FL)Ben Sasse(R-NE)Tim Scott(R-GA)Jeff Sessions(R-AL)Richard Shelby(R-AL)Dan Sullivan(R-AK)John Thune(R-SD)Thom Tillis(R-NC)Pat Toomey(R-PA)David Vitter(R-LA)Roger Wicker(R-MS)

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