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A resolution objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and to all efforts that undermine direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians for a secure and peaceful settlement.

USA115th CongressSRES-6| Senate 
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (78)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Objects to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334. Such resolution characterizes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and demands cessation of settlement activities. Calls for such resolution to be repealed or fundamentally altered and allows all final status issues toward a two-state solution to be resolved through direct bilateral negotiations between the parties. Rejects efforts by outside bodies to impose solutions that set back the cause of peace. Demands that the United States ensure that no action is taken at the Paris Conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict scheduled for January 15, 2017, that imposes an agreement or parameters on the parties. Notes that granting membership and statehood standing to the Palestinians at the UN, its specialized agencies, and other international institutions outside of the context of a bilateral peace agreement with Israel would cause severe harm to the peace process, and would likely trigger penalties under the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 regarding limitations on assistance to the Palestinians. Rejects any efforts by international organizations to use such resolution to further isolate Israel and urges the U.S. government to act where needed to counter any such efforts. Urges: (1) the U.S. presidential Administrations to uphold the practice of vetoing all Security Council resolutions that recognize unilateral Palestinian actions or dictate terms and a time line for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (2) the incoming presidential Administration to work with Congress to create conditions that facilitate the resumption of negotiations without preconditions between Israelis and Palestinians to achieve a sustainable agreement acceptable to both sides. Reaffirms that it is U.S. policy to seek a sustainable, just, and secure two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Timeline
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 12, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jan 12, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jan 12, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
  • January 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 4, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • January 12, 2017
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • January 12, 2017
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with a preamble. Without written report.


  • January 12, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

International Affairs

Arab-Israeli relationsConflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTrade restrictionsUnited Nations

A resolution objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and to all efforts that undermine direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians for a secure and peaceful settlement.

USA115th CongressSRES-6| Senate 
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Objects to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334. Such resolution characterizes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and demands cessation of settlement activities. Calls for such resolution to be repealed or fundamentally altered and allows all final status issues toward a two-state solution to be resolved through direct bilateral negotiations between the parties. Rejects efforts by outside bodies to impose solutions that set back the cause of peace. Demands that the United States ensure that no action is taken at the Paris Conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict scheduled for January 15, 2017, that imposes an agreement or parameters on the parties. Notes that granting membership and statehood standing to the Palestinians at the UN, its specialized agencies, and other international institutions outside of the context of a bilateral peace agreement with Israel would cause severe harm to the peace process, and would likely trigger penalties under the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 regarding limitations on assistance to the Palestinians. Rejects any efforts by international organizations to use such resolution to further isolate Israel and urges the U.S. government to act where needed to counter any such efforts. Urges: (1) the U.S. presidential Administrations to uphold the practice of vetoing all Security Council resolutions that recognize unilateral Palestinian actions or dictate terms and a time line for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (2) the incoming presidential Administration to work with Congress to create conditions that facilitate the resumption of negotiations without preconditions between Israelis and Palestinians to achieve a sustainable agreement acceptable to both sides. Reaffirms that it is U.S. policy to seek a sustainable, just, and secure two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Timeline
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 12, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jan 12, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jan 12, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
  • January 4, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 4, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • January 12, 2017
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • January 12, 2017
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with a preamble. Without written report.


  • January 12, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (78)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arab-Israeli relationsConflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationIsraelMiddle EastPalestiniansSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTrade restrictionsUnited Nations