H.Con.Res. 57 · 118th Congress

Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.

Introduced on Jul 17, 2023 by August Pfluger (R-TX-11). 45 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 27, 2023): Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Jul 17, 2023
Cosponsors
45
2 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Israel
  • Middle East

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

August PflugerR-TX-11Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 43

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
    Jul 18, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 412–9

History

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  1. Jul 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 17, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseMr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  6. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3670-3673)
  7. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 57.
  8. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3684-3685)
  10. Jul 18, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 9, 1 Present (Roll no. 338). (text: CR H3670)House · Roll call 338
  11. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 9, 1 Present (Roll no. 338). (text: CR H3670)House · Roll call 338
  12. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jul 19, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  14. Jul 25, 2023Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Jul 25, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Jul 25, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3557; text: CR S3557)
  17. Jul 25, 2023 · SenateResolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3557; text: CR S3557)
  18. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. J STREET2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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