Posts Tagged: House of Representatives
Left-Wing US Lawmakers Present New Bill to Implement Arms Embargo on Israel
A coalition of 13 progressive US lawmakers has submitted a joint resolution to halt current and future arms sales to Israel, citing what they described...
US Plans $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, US Official Says
The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a US official said on Friday, with...
Republican Jewish Coalition Endorses Mike Johnson to Retain Speaker of the House Role
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has endorsed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to retain his title as speaker of the House of Representatives, citing his strident...
Dozens of US Democratic House Members Call on Biden Admin to Assess Israeli ‘Compliance’ With US Laws, Policies
A group of 77 Democrats in the US House sent a letter dated Thursday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
US House Passes $95 Billion Ukraine, Israel Aid Package, Sends to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan,...
US House to Vote on Long-Awaited $95 Billion Ukraine, Israel Aid Package
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance...
US House Votes to Censure Rashida Tlaib Over Anti-Israel Comments in Formal Rebuke
The US House of Representatives has voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, formally rebuking the Democrat from Michigan for her recent anti-Israel comments amid the...
US House Passes Bill Requiring Annual Report on Palestinian Textbooks
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would require the US secretary of state to report on whether teaching materials provided to...
Shutdown Imminent as House, Senate Hold Split Courses on US Government Funding
The U.S. government looked all but certain to enter a partial shutdown on Sunday as House Republicans and Senate Democrats held to starkly different courses...
US Jewish Lawmakers Press Amnesty International for Answers Over ‘Denial of Israel’s Right to Exist as Jewish State’
A group of ten Jewish members of the US House of Representatives sent an open letter on Wednesday to the secretary-general of Amnesty International, denouncing...
US Lawmakers Urge SEC Inquiry Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
i24 News - A group of lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives are calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to examine...
US House Reps Introduce Bill to Honor 101-Year-Old Nuremberg Trials Prosecutor With Congressional Gold Medal
A group of House members led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday to award Benjamin Ferencz — the last living...
Military Aid for Israel Removed from US Funding Bill, but Leadership Pledges Vote Later this Week
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday removed $1 billion in military funding for Israel from legislation to fund the US government after objections from liberals in the...
US House Democrat to Move Office After Confrontation With Republican Lawmaker
In the latest sign of rising tensions within the US Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said on Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office...
