It’s important to let our representatives in Congress know we appreciate their pro-Israel actions. Three bills that passed this week in the House were items many of us lobbied for the past several months.
On July 23, the House of Representatives passed three pieces of pro-Israel legislation. Please take a few minutes to thank our three Members of Congress in the House from New Mexico, all of whom voted in favor of these bipartisan measures. Contact information is available on our website: www.sfmew.org. Click on the “NM Elected Officials” tab.
1) Anti-BDS Resolution (H.Res. 246) (see text here)
This bipartisan resolution puts the House on record opposing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) campaign. The resolution was authored by Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ann Wagner (R-MO). Our representatives Ben Ray Lujan and Xochitl Torres-Small co-sponsored this resolution.
2) The U.S.-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act (H.R. 1837) (see text here)
This bipartisan bill expands security and economic cooperation between the United States and Israel. The legislation was authored by Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Joe Wilson (R-SC). Our representatives Ben Ray Lujan and Debra Haaland co-sponsored this legislation.
3) The Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act (H.R. 1850) (see text here)
This bipartisan bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and nations that support the Palestinian terrorist groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The legislation was authored by Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).
PLEASE WRITE TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES: BEN RAY LUJAN, DEBRA HAALAND, AND XOCHITL TORRES-SMALL, AND THANK THEM FOR SUPPORTING THESE INITIATIVES.
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