H.Res. 966 · 118th Congress

Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel.

Introduced on Jan 16, 2024 by Lois Frankel (D-FL-22). 200 cosponsors, 88 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 14, 2024): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 16, 2024
Cosponsors
200
88 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Subjects

  • Crimes against women
  • Israel
  • Middle East
  • Sex offenses
  • Terrorism
  • Violent crime

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.

Lois FrankelD-FL-22Sponsor

Democrats · 112

Republicans · 88

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
    Feb 14, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 418–0

History

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  1. Jan 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 16, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jan 16, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Feb 14, 2024 · HouseMr. Self moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
  5. Feb 14, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H612-616)
  6. Feb 14, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 966.
  7. Feb 14, 2024Passed/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): 418 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H612-613)House · Roll call 44
  8. Feb 14, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H612-613)House · Roll call 44
  9. Feb 14, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. J STREET4 reports
    $595K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE1 report
    $837.9K reported (all issues)
  3. Anti-Defamation League1 report
    $390K reported (all issues)
  4. FDD Action1 report
    $160K reported (all issues)
  5. HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 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.