H.Res. 1359: Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-13 · International Affairs · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Demands that Hamas: (1) immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit; (2) allow prompt access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross; (3) provide Gilad Shalit the humane treatment all captives are entitled to as a fundamental human right; (4) facilitate regular communication by Gilad Shalit with his family and allow his family to know where he is being held; and (5) cease compelling Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to extort and coerce the government of Israel. Expresses: (1) commitment to the survival of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state within recognized and secure borders; (2) support in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the creation of a democratic, viable, and independent Palestinian state living in peace alongside Israel; (3) sympathy for Gilad Shalit's family and the families of other missing Israeli soldiers; and (4) commitment to seek the release of Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers. Recalls: (1) the attack on and kidnapping of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by the Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah; and (2) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feldman, Yehuda Katz, Ron Arad, Guy Hever, and Majdy Halabi. Condemns: (1) Hamas for the immoral cross border attack and kidnapping of Gilad Shalit; and (2) Iran and Syria, the primary state sponsors and patrons of Hamas, for their ongoing support for international terrorism.

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Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · 72 cosponsors

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 12 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1359.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres1359 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111