H.Res. 867: Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.

H.Res. 867: Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-23 · 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 838 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES867 (2009-11-03), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.

Plain summary

Considers the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" (Goldstone Report) to be biased and unworthy of further consideration or legitimacy. Supports the Administration's efforts to combat anti-Israel bias at the United Nations (U.N.). Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose any endorsement of the Report in multilateral fora, including through leading opposition to any U.N. General Assembly resolution and through vetoing any U.N. Security Council resolution that endorses the Report's contents, seeks to act upon the Report's recommendations, or calls on any other international body to take further action regarding such Report. Calls on the President and the Secretary to oppose endorsement of, and measures stemming from, the Report. Reaffirms support for Israel and for Israel's right to defend its citizens from violent militant groups and their state sponsors.

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

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Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral fora.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 202 cosponsors

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Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and 142 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 838 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES867 (2009-11-03): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres867.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres867 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111