H.Res. 575: Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-18 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 650 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES575 (2005-12-16), Passed. See all
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Official title

Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Reaffirms the House of Representatives' commitment to the security of Israel. Asserts that: (1) terrorist organizations, such as Hamas, should not be permitted to participate in Palestinian elections until such organizations recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, cease incitement, condemn terrorism, and disarm and dismantle their terrorist infrastructure; and (2) the inclusion of Hamas or any other terrorist group on the Department of State's list of foreign terrorist organizations in the Palestinian Authority's (PA) government will inevitably raise serious U.S. questions about the commitment of the PA and its leadership to peace with Israel, and will potentially undermine U.S. ability to have a constructive relationship with, or provide further assistance to, the PA. Calls on President Abbas, before the election, to declare openly his intention to dismantle terrorist organizations. States that: (1) progress in the peace process requires sustained Palestinian effort to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure; and (2) delay in confronting that principal obligation only emboldens the opponents of peace and threatens its realization.

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Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · 163 cosponsors

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 103 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 650 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES575 (2005-12-16): Passed

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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-109hres575.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres575 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109