H.Res. 858: Condemning the recent vote by the British National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) to boycott Israeli academia.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Condemning the recent vote by the British National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) to boycott Israeli academia.

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Condemns the vote by the British National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) on May 29, 2006, to boycott Israeli academics and academic institutions that refuse to declare their opposition to the government and State of Israel. Finds NATFHE's criticism of Israeli policy particularly objectionable given the Israeli government's courageous and far-reaching contributions to peace. Urges the University and College Union (UCU) to nullify and void the NATFHE resolution and issue a statement deploring the campaign to boycott Israeli academia. Commends the British government and leading academics for criticizing the NATFHE resolution. Deplores any comparison between Israel, where all citizens are equal before the law, and the former apartheid regime in South Africa. Urges governments and educators throughout the world to reaffirm the importance of academic freedom and open dialogue.

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Condemning the recent vote by the British National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) to boycott Israeli academia.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] · 46 cosponsors

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Pete Sessions (R-TX), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres858.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres858 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109