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Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.

Public Law 105-175 · H.J.Res. 102 · 105th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 11, 1998 · International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA-12)

Cosponsors (226): Rep. Benjamin Gilman, Rep. Gary Ackerman,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 402 yea, 0 nay402–0
SenateUnanimous consent

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Recognizes the historic significance of the fiftieth anniversary of the reestablishment of the State of Israel.

Commends the Israeli people for their achievements in building a new state and a pluralistic democratic society in the Middle East.

Reaffirms the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.

Extends congratulations and best wishes to the State of Israel and her people for a peaceful, prosperous, and successful future.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 105th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 402 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

402 yea0 nay30 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(191)

Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Jay JohnsonD-WI-8
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4

Republicans who voted yea(211)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. William RedmondR-NM-3
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Mike ParkerR-MS-4
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonI-MO-8
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Michael PappasR-NJ-12
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Vincent SnowbargerR-KS-3
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. John EnsignR-NV-1
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 740 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Foreign Affairs Committee · House · markup by, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.

May 11, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-175.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
May 1, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Apr 29, 1998FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 28, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll No. 112).House roll call 112
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · EXTENDING TIME FOR DEBATE - Mr. Lantos asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the joint resolution be extended for 30 minutes, equally divided. Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
Apr 1, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
Nov 7, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.