H.Res. 793 · 118th Congress

Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.

Introduced on Oct 17, 2023 by Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11). 239 cosponsors, 77 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 28, 2023): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 17, 2023
Cosponsors
239
77 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. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Arab-Israeli relations
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Detention of persons
  • Human rights
  • Israel
  • Middle East
  • Palestinians
  • Terrorism
  • War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

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.

Haley M. StevensD-MI-11Sponsor

Democrats · 162

Republicans · 77

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
    Nov 28, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 414–0

History

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  1. Oct 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Oct 17, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Nov 7, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Nov 7, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseMr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  7. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5921-5923)
  8. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 793.
  9. Nov 28, 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.
  10. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5928)
  11. Nov 28, 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): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 676). (text: CR H5921)House · Roll call 676
  12. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 676). (text: CR H5921)House · Roll call 676
  13. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. J STREET5 reports
    $725K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE1 report
    $818.3K reported (all issues)
  3. American Jewish Committee1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  4. HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.