S.Res. 417 · 118th Congress

A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism.

Introduced on Oct 19, 2023 by Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). 99 cosponsors, 49 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 19, 2023): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 261. (consideration: CR S5097-5100, S5102; text: S5112-5113)

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 19, 2023
Cosponsors
99
49 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

  • Arab-Israeli relations
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Detention of persons
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Middle East
  • Military assistance, sales, and agreements
  • Palestinians
  • Terrorism

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Oct 19, 2023). Public domain.

This resolution states that the Senate stands with Israel as it defends itself, reaffirms Israel's right to self-defense, and calls on all countries to unequivocally condemn Hamas' war on Israel.

The resolution also reaffirms the United States' commitment to Israel's security, supports emergency resupply and certain other types of assistance to Israel, and calls on the United States to lead an international effort to deprive Hamas of Iranian and other sources of funding and lethal assistance.

Furthermore, the resolution states that it may not be construed as a declaration of war or an authorization for the use of military force.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Charles E. SchumerD-NYSponsor

Democrats · 46

Independents · 4

Republicans · 49

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On the Resolution
    Oct 19, 2023· Senate· Passage· Resolution Agreed to 97–0

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Oct 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 19, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 261.(consideration: CR S5097-5100, S5102; text: S5112-5113)Senate · Roll call 261
  3. Oct 19, 2023 · SenateSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 261. (consideration: CR S5097-5100, S5102; text: S5112-5113)Senate · Roll call 261

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

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