Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
Summary
Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to take certain actions promoting the normalization of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions. Specifically, the State Department must develop a strategy on expanding and strengthening the Abraham Accords (the term used to refer collectively to agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain marking the public normalization of relations between the two Arab countries and Israel). The strategy must include a description of how the U.S. government will encourage further normalization of relations with Israel. The State Department must report on the status of efforts to promote normalization of relations with Israel and other countries, including information on (1) laws that punish individuals for people-to-people relations with Israelis (i.e., anti-normalization laws), and (2) instances of the use of state-owned or state-operated media outlets to promote the prosecution of citizens or residents of Arab countries calling for peace with Israel.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 25, 2021
Last action Jun 24, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 72 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Portman
RRepublican
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
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