HRES 883 United States House · 118th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the slogan, "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is antisemitic and its use must be condemned.

This non-binding House resolution condemns the slogan "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" as antisemitic, stating it promotes hatred against Jewish people and the State of Israel. It links the slogan to Hamas and other groups that reject Israel's existence, citing their charters and recent actions. The resolution calls for public condemnation of the slogan, noting it undermines peace efforts and aligns with positions of organizations like the Anti-Defamation League. It does not create new laws but expresses the House's stance on the phrase's harmful impact.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Nov 21, 2023 Last action Apr 16, 2024
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What changed between versions

Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Apr 16, 2024
MODERATE
This is a procedural transition from the introduced version to the engrossed version of HRES 883. The substantive content of the resolution condemning the slogan 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' as antisemitic remains unchanged. The differences are limited to formatting, session numbering, removal of sponsor and committee referral language, and addition of the clerk's signature line.
TECHNICAL

The bill moved from 1st Session (November 21, 2023) to 2d Session (April 16, 2024), reflecting the new congressional session.

Sponsor information (Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Moskowitz) and committee referral language were removed, which is standard when a bill advances from introduction to engrossment.

A clerk's signature line (Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk) was added at the end of the document.

Formatting was restructured with proper line breaks between each Whereas clause and numbered provision, replacing the original single-block layout.

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2024

How they voted

37744
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 431
Apr 16, 2024
D Democratic213
162 Yea 43 Nay 8
76% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican217
214 Yea 1 Nay 2
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 44, 1 Present (Roll no. 134). (text: CR H2430)
lower
Nov 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Nov 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors