Condemning resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations

H.RES.318
Introduced: 
June 15, 2015
114
First
June 16, 2015
Referred to House (sub)committee

This resolution condemned any academic boycotts against Israel as ‘contrary to the principles of academic freedom’ and obstacles to the 2-state solution, praising university staff who have encouraged joint engagement between U.S. and Israeli universities.

39 cosponsors (25R, 14D).

Last major action: 6/16/15 referred to House Comm. on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Suzanne Bonamici(D-OR)Brendan Boyle(D-PA)Susan Brooks(R-IN)David Cicilline(D-RI)
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Suzanne Bonamici(D-OR)Brendan Boyle(D-PA)Susan Brooks(R-IN)David Cicilline(D-RI)Ryan Costello(R-PA)John Delaney(D-MD)Mario Diaz-Balart(R-FL)Daniel Donovan(R-NY)Eliot Engel(D-)Blake Farenthold(R-TX)John C. Fleming(R-LA)Alan Grayson(D-FL)Glenn S. Grothman(R-WI)Jeb Hensarling(R-TX)Brian Higgins(D-)Steve Israel(D-)Bill Johnson(R-OH)David Joyce(R-OH)Douglas Lamborn(R-CO)Leonard Lance(R-NJ)Jim Langevin(D-RI)Ted Lieu(D-CA)Tom Marino(R-PA)Tom McClintock(R-CA)David McKinley(R-WV)Seth Moulton(D-MA)Patrick Murphy(D-PA)Pete Olson(R-TX)Scott Perry(R-PA)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Peter Roskam(R-IL)Dennis Ross(R-FL)Pete Sessions(R-TX)Elise Stefanik(R-NY)Marc Veasey(D-TX)Debbie Wasserman-Shultz(D-FL)Randy K. Weber(R-TX)Kevin Yoder(R-KS)Lee Zeldin(R-NY)

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