H.Res. 1537: Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.

118th Congress · introduced 2024-10-08 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2024-10-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · what a sponsor is
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Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.

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Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hres1537.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · 142 cosponsors

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Lois Frankel (D-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Young Kim (R-CA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Mike Flood (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), David Kustoff (R-TN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Nick LaLota (R-NY) and 82 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] reported raising $5.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hres1537.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>

Record fed-us-cong118-hres1537 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118