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H.Res. 279 (109th)

Condemning the recent vote by the British Association of University Teachers to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University.

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Introduced

16 May 2005

Last action

19 May 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

Sponsors

Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]

Subjects

Education

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23 January 2025

Education

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Summary

Condemns the vote by the British Association of University Teachers (BAUT) on April 22, 2005, to boycott Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University. Calls on BAUT to overturn this vote at its hearing on May 26, 2005. Denounces BAUT's call for professors from these universities to take loyalty oaths disavowing the Israeli Government. Urges governments and educators throughout the world to generate dialogue regarding their differences and not bar students and professors from engaging with and learning from each other.

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Timeline

  1. 16 May 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  2. 16 May 2005

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    Introduced in House

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  3. 16 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 19 May 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

    Source: Committee

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