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H.Res. 317 (112th)

Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

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Introduced

21 June 2011

Last action

2 August 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

Sponsors

Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]

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Summary

Demands that Hamas: (1) release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, (2) allow access to Gilad Shalit by competent medical personnel and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, (3) provide Gilad Shalit the humane treatment all captives are entitled to as a fundamental human right, (4) facilitate regular communication by Gilad Shalit with his family, and (5) cease compelling Gilad Shalit to appear in video and voice recordings intended to extort and coerce the government of Israel. Expresses: (1) commitment to the survival of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state within recognized and secure borders; (2) opposition to participation by Hamas in the Palestinian Authority (PA) prior to explicit acceptance by that group of Israel's right to exist, the cessation of all violence, and the binding commitments made previously by the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); and (3) commitment to seek the release of Gilad Shalit and other missing Israeli soldiers. Recalls: (1) the attack on and kidnapping of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by the Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah; and (2) the missing Israeli soldiers Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feldman, Yehuda Katz, Ron Arad, Guy Hever, and Majdy Halabi. Condemns: (1) Hamas for the immoral cross border attack and kidnapping of Gilad Shalit; and (2) Iran and Syria, the primary state sponsors and patrons of Hamas, for their ongoing support for international terrorism.

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Timeline

  1. 21 June 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  2. 21 June 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 June 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 August 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

    Source: Committee

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