Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.

H.RES.707
Introduced: 
July 31, 2014
113
Second
September 18, 2014
Agreed to in House

In addition to urging the secretary of state to take a series of actions designed to combat anti-Semitism, this resolution condemns anti-Semitism and rejects it as an ‘acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere’; condemns all comparisons of Israel to Nazis perpetrating a Holocaust or a genocide; applauds foreign leaders, particularly in Italy, France, and Germany, who have taken a firm stance against anti-Semitism; reaffirms support for the UN special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism; and pledges to support and expand Holocaust education programs.

172 cosponsors (104D, 68R).

Last major action: 9/18/14 Passed in the House.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Robert Aderholt(R-AL)Michele Marie Bachmann(R-MN)Spencer Bachus(R-AL)Ron Barber(D-AZ)John Barrow(D-GA)Joyce Beatty(D-OH)Ami Bera(D-CA)Gus Bilirakis(R-FL)Timothy Bishop(D-)Sanford Jr Bishop(D-GA)Kevin Brady(R-TX)Jim Bridenstine(R-OK)Corrine Brown(D-FL)Cheri Bustos(D-IL)Bradley Byrne(R-AL)Shelly Moore Capito(R-WV)Michael Capuano(D-MA)Tony Cardenas(D-CA)Matt Cartwright(D-PA)Judy Chu(D-CA)David Cicilline(D-RI)Katherine Clark(D-MA)William Clay Jr(D-MO)Emanuel Cleaver(D-MO)Stephen Cohen(D-TN)Gerry Connolly(D-VA)John Conyers Jr(D-MI)Joseph Crowley(D-)John Culberson(R-TX)Rodney Davis(R-IL)Susan Davis(D-CA)Diana DeGette(D-CO)Ron DeSantis(R-FL)Susan DelBene(D-WA)John Delaney(D-MD)Charlie Dent(R-PA)Ted Deutch(D-FL)Mario Diaz-Balart(R-FL)Lloyd Doggett(D-TX)Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)Jeff Duncan(R-SC)Donna Edwards(D-MD)Keith Ellison(D-MN)Eliot Engel(D-)Elizabeth Esty(D-CT)Michael Fitzpatrick(R-PA)Bill Flores(R-TX)Bill Foster(D-IL)Lois Frankel(D-FL)Trent Franks(R-AZ)Rodney Frelinghuysen(R-NJ)Marcia Fudge(D-OH)Pete Gallego(D-TX)Joe Garcia(D-FL)Scott Garrett(R-NJ)Kay Granger(R-TX)Sam Graves(R -MO)Alan Grayson(D-FL)Gene Green(D-TX)Tim Griffin(R-AR)Brett Guthrie(R-)Luis Gutierrez(D-IL)Janice Hahn(D-CA)Alcee Hastings(D-FL)Joe Heck(R-NV)Jeb Hensarling(R-TX)Brian Higgins(D-)Jim Himes(D-CT)Rush Holt(D-NJ)Mike Honda(D-CA)Steven Horsford(D-NV)Jared Huffman(D-CA)Randy Hultgren(R-IL)Steve Israel(D-)Sheila Jackson-Lee(D-TX)Hakeem Jeffries(D-NY)Lynn Jenkins(R-KS)Bill Johnson(R-OH)Hank Johnson(D-GA)David Joyce(R-OH)William Keating(D-MA)Mike Kelly(R-PA)Joseph Kennedy III(D-MA)Derek Kilmer(D-WA)Ron Kind(D-WI)Pete King(R-)Adam Kinzinger(R-IL)John Kline(R-MN)Douglas Lamborn(R-CO)Leonard Lance(R-NJ)Jim Langevin(D-RI)Rick Larsen(D-WA)John Larson(D-CT)Robert Latta(R-OH)Sander Levin(D-MI)John Lewis(D-GA)Daniel Lipinski(D-IL)Alan Lowenthal(D-CA)Nita Lowey(D-)Stephen Lynch(D-MA)Carolyn Maloney(D-)Tom Marino(R-PA)Doris Matsui(D-CA)Carolyn McCarthy(D-)Michael McCaul(R-TX)James McGovern(D-MA)Cathy McMorris Rodgers(R-WA)Grace Meng(D-NY)Luke Messer(R-IN)Gwen Moore(D-WI)Patrick Murphy(D-PA)Tim Murphy(R-PA)Eleanor Holmes Norton(D-DC)Alan Nunnelee(R-MS)Beto O'Rourke(D-TX)Bill Pascrell Jr(D-NJ)Erik Paulsen(R-MN)Steve Pearce(R-NM)Gary Peters(D-MI)Joe Pitts(R-PA)Mark Pocan(D-WI)Ted Poe(R-TX)Mike Pompeo(R-KS)David Price(D-NC)Mike Quigley(D-IL)Charles Rangel(D-)Reid Ribble(R-WI)Scott Rigell(R-VA)David "Phil" Roe(R-TN)Todd Rokita(R-IN)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Peter Roskam(R-IL)Lucille Roybal-Allard(D-CA)Ed Royce(R-CA)Jon Runyan(R-NJ)Paul Ryan(R-WI)John Sarbanes(D-MD)Jan Schakowsky(D-IL)Adam Schiff(D-CA)Brad Schneider(D-IL)Aaron Schock(R-IL)Allyson Schwartz(D-PA)David Schweikert(R-AZ)Austin Scott(R-SC)Robert Scott(D-VA)Pete Sessions(R-TX)Brad Sherman(D-CA)Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)Albio Sires(D-NJ)Adam Smith(D-WA)Chris Smith(R-NJ)Steve Stivers(R-OH)Eric Swalwell(D-CA)Mark Takano(D-CA)Lee Terry(R-NE)Glenn Thompson(R-PA)Patrick Tiberi(R-OH)John Tierney(D-MA)Dina Titus(D-NV)Paul Tonko(D-NY)Fred Upton(R-MI)Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)Juan Vargas(D-CA)Marc Veasey(D-TX)Tim Walberg(R-MI)Debbie Wasserman-Shultz(D-FL)Henry Waxman(D-CA)Randy K. Weber(R-TX)Frederica Wilson(D-FL)Frank Wolf(R-VA)John Yarmuth(D-KY)Kevin Yoder(R-KS)

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