H.Res. 23: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives and reaffirming long-standing United States policy in support of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-05 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives and reaffirming long-standing United States policy in support of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Plain summary

Declares that a viable and sustainable two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved through direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Calls for the United States to continue to: support a durable and sustainable two-state solution; oppose, and if necessary, veto future United Nations Security Council resolutions that seek to impose solutions to final status issues or that are one-sided and anti-Israel; and work with Israelis and Palestinians to create the conditions for successful final-status peace negotiations.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives and reaffirming long-standing United States policy in support of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · 115 cosponsors

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Peter Welch (D-VT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), John B. Larson (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and 55 more.

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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.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
Veto: The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres23.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres23 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115