H.Res. 615: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United Nations.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-30 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 377 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES615 (2004-07-15), Passed. See all
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United Nations.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) to seek an immediate end to the inequality experienced by Israel in the United Nations; (2) U.S. interests would be well served if Israel were afforded the benefits of full membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the United Nations so that it could fully participate in the UN system; (3) the Secretary of State and other appropriate U.S. officials should pursue diplomatic efforts and should take all necessary steps to ensure the extension and upgrade of Israel's WEOG membership; and (4) the Secretary should report to Congress on a regular basis respecting actions taken to effect Israel's full WEOG membership and member states' responses to such efforts.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United Nations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 41 cosponsors

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Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

Recorded votes

House roll call 377 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES615 (2004-07-15): Passed

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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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres615.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hres615 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108