H.Con.Res. 111: Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-25 · Commemorations · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003.

Plain summary

Expresses the sympathy of Congress to Craig and Cynthia Corrie and to their extended families, friends, and co-workers for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza strip on March 16, 2003. Calls on the U.S. Government to undertake a full investigation into her death. Urges the U.S. Government and the Government of Israel to work together to determine the circumstances that led to her death and to ensure that an incident of this kind does not happen again.

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Official text

Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie in the Palestinian village of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · 77 cosponsors

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Adam Smith (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and 17 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hconres111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hconres111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108