Bill Text: IL HR0524 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges President Trump to fill the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and to fully fund and staff the office.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-11-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0524 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0524-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and
Combat anti-Semitism in the United States Department of State
was created in 2004 with bipartisan congressional support and
has had the full support of the last two presidents; and
WHEREAS, Since 2004, the Special Envoy has helped document
abuses against Jewish communities abroad, as well as develop
and implement approaches to fight anti-Semitism, filling a
major void; the Special Envoy was also able to address specific
problems in France, Argentina, Hungary, Ukraine, Greece, and
Egypt that might have otherwise not been properly addressed;
and
WHEREAS, Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States
and in other nations; and
WHEREAS, The position of Special Envoy to Monitor and
Combat anti-Semitism is currently vacant and needs to be
filled; and
WHEREAS, The office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and
Combat anti-Semitism should also be adequately staffed and
funded; and

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WHEREAS, The United States has been a leader in the fight
against anti-Semitism and for human rights; the Special Envoy
has played a unique and important role in this effort;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
urge President Trump to fill the position of Special Envoy to
Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism and to fully fund and staff
the office; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
delivered to President Trump.