H.Res. 268: Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-13 · 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 524 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES268 (2011-07-07), 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

Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Reaffirms support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states, a democratic Jewish state of Israel and a democratic Palestinian state living in peace and mutual recognition. States that any Palestinian unity government must forswear terrorism, accept Israel's right to exist, and reaffirm previous agreements made with Israel. Opposes any attempt to establish or seek recognition of a Palestinian state outside of an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians. Urges Palestinian leaders to cease efforts at circumventing the negotiation process, including through a unilateral declaration of statehood or by seeking recognition of a Palestinian state from other nations or the United Nations (U.N.). Supports the Administration's opposition to a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. Affirms that Palestinian efforts to circumvent direct negotiations will harm U.S.-Palestinian relations and will have implications for U.S. assistance programs for the Palestinians and the Palestinians Authority (PA). Reaffirms the U.S. statutory requirement precluding assistance to a PA that includes Hamas unless that PA and all its ministers accept Israel's right to exist and all prior agreements and understandings with the United States and Israel.

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Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · 356 cosponsors

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Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Steve Scalise (R-LA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Todd Young (R-IN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and 296 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 524 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES268 (2011-07-07): Passed

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hres268.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hres>

Record fed-us-cong112-hres268 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112