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H.R. 5501: America Stands with Israel Act

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H.R. 5501: America Stands with Israel Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-10 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

America Stands with Israel Act

Plain summary

America Stands with Israel Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States: (1) supports Israel's right to defend itself; (2) supports Israel's naval blockade of Gaza; and (3) should oppose any investigation by the United Nations (U.N.) into the flotilla incident (involving the May 2010 Israeli interception of ships carrying supplies to Gaza). Requires the Secretary of State to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to cease U.S. participation in and membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Prohibits the Secretary from contributing any funds to the United Nations for an investigation into the flotilla incident. Directs the Secretary to ensure that no U.S. contributions to the United Nations are used for any such investigation, including by withholding from U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations amounts equal to any amounts so expended.

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Official text

America Stands with Israel Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] · 90 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), John R. Carter (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ken Calvert (R-CA) and 30 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5501 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111