Bill Title: Expressing support for the State of Israel's inalienable right to defend itself in the face of an imminent nuclear or military threat from Iran, terrorist organizations, and the countries that harbor them.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 97-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. [HR557 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Scott Garrett [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Roe [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Shimkus [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Shuster [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adrian Smith [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NE-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lee Terry [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NE-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Glenn Thompson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-15	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mac Thornberry [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Todd Tiahrt [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KS-4	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Turner [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Greg Walden [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Denny Rehberg [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jerry Moran [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-KS	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Gerlach [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sam Graves [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter Hoekstra [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter King [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Kline [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Leonard Lance [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steven LaTourette [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Frank LoBiondo [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cynthia Lummis [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Louie Gohmert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dana Rohrabacher [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-48	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Linder [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-7	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Daniel Lungren [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Howard McKeon [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-25	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Devin Nunes [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Pete Olson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike Pence [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Pitts [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tom Price [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Harold Rogers [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KY-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike J. Rogers [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Doug Lamborn [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Wally Herger [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Peter Roskam [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lynn Westmoreland [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Spencer Bachus [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gresham Barrett [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Boehner [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Paul Broun [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eric Cantor [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mary Fallin [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OK-5	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Forbes [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregg Harper [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MS-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ed Whitfield [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-KY-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Virginia Foxx [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-21	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jeb Hensarling [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sam Johnson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Connie Mack [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kenny Marchant [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael McCaul [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jeff Miller [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Randy Neugebauer [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Posey [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Pete Sessions [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ralph Hall [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kay Granger [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Todd Platts [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Don Young [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AK	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joe Barton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Marsha Blackburn [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-TN	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ginny Brown-Waite [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-5	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Vern Buchanan [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Burgess [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Conaway [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Culberson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lamar Smith [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Cliff Stearns [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Duncan Hunter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-50	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Austria [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brian Bilbray [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-50	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rob Bishop [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Roy Blunt [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jo Bonner [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Brown [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-1	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dan Burton [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Anh Cao [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-2	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jason Chaffetz [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elton Gallegly [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Dreier [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rodney Alexander [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michele Bachmann [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Boozman [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ken Calvert [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-41	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Shelley Capito [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WV	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Thaddeus McCotter [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike D. Rogers [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Shadegg [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-3	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Simpson [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-ID-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mike Coffman [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CO-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Howard Coble [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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