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S. 1595: Solidarity with Israel Act

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S. 1595: Solidarity with Israel Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5892-5893)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5892-5893) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Solidarity with Israel Act

Plain summary

Prohibits funding for the United Nations (U.N.) if the Security Council or General Assembly of the U.N. grants Palestine, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), or the state of Palestine a change in U.N. status from a permanent observer entity before the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that a comprehensive peace agreement has been reached with Israel.

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Official text

Solidarity with Israel Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Barrasso (R-WY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1595 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112