H.Res. 720: Calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other purposes.
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H.Res. 720: Calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other purposes.
117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 353 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Resolution, HRES720 (2022-07-14), 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 for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This resolution condemns the terrorist attacks and violence carried out by ISIS-Mozambique in the Cabo Delgado Province and urges the government of Mozambique to take actions to counter violent extremism and protect its citizens.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53] · 25 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Young Kim (R-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 353 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Resolution, HRES720 (2022-07-14): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- 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.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>
Record fed-us-cong117-hres720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117