,,iv ,house ,calendar ,no4 #dg #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cbf ,report ,no4 #aaf-bdb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #be1 #bjai ,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,october #ag1 #bjai ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 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,swalwell of ,california1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mr4 ,visclosky1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,finkenauer1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,golden1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 and ,mr4 ,lynch ,october #ag1 #bjai ,reported with amendments1 referred to the ,house ,calendar1 and ordered to be printed ,strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic ,strike all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives regarding ,united ,states efforts to resolve the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution4 ,whereas the special relationship between the ,united ,states and ,israel is rooted in shared national security interests and shared values of democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of law2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has worked for decades to strengthen ,israel's security through assistance and cooperation on defense and intelligence matters in order to enhance the safety of ,united ,states and ,israeli citizens2 ,whereas the ,united ,states remains unwavering in its commitment to help ,israel address the myriad challenges it faces1 including threats from anti-,israel terrorist organizations1 regional instability1 horrifying violence in neighboring states1 and hostile regimes that call for its destruction2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has long sought a just and stable future for ,palestinians1 and an end to the occupation1 including opposing settlement activity and moves toward unilateral annexation in ,palestinian territory2 ,whereas for more than #bj years1 ,presidents of the ,united ,states from both political parties and ,israeli ,prime ,ministers had supported reaching a two-state solution that establishes a ,palestinian state coexisting side by side with ,israel in peace and security2 ,whereas ,united ,states administrations from both political parties have put forward proposals to provide a framework for negotiations toward a two-state solution1 including the parameters put forward by ,president ,bill ,clinton in ,december #bjjj1 the ,road ,map proposed by ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush in ,april #bjjc1 and the principles set forth by ,president ,barack ,obama and ,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry in ,december #bjaf2 ,whereas ending the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict is vital to the interests of both parties2 and ,whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between ,israelis and ,palestinians pose a threat to the ability to maintain a ,jewish and democratic state of ,israel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,whereas the special relationship between the ,united ,states and ,israel is rooted in shared national security interests and shared values of democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of law2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has worked for decades to strengthen ,israel's security through assistance and cooperation on defense and intelligence matters in order to enhance the safety of ,united ,states and ,israeli citizens2 ,whereas the ,united ,states remains unwavering in its commitment to help ,israel address the myriad challenges it faces1 including terrorism1 regional instability1 horrifying violence in neighboring states1 and hostile regimes that call for its destruction2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has long sought a just1 stable1 and lasting solution to the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict that recognizes the ,palestinian right to self-determination and offers ,israel long-term security and full normalization with its neighbors2 ,whereas for more than #bj years1 ,presidents of the ,united ,states from both political parties and ,israeli ,prime ,ministers have supported reaching a two-state solution that establishes a ,palestinian state coexisting side by side with ,israel in peace and security2 ,whereas for more than #bj years1 ,presidents of the ,united ,states from both political parties have opposed settlement expansion1 moves toward unilateral annexation of territory1 and efforts to achieve ,palestinian statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with ,israel2 ,whereas ,united ,states administrations from both political parties have put forward proposals to provide a framework for negotiations toward a two-state solution1 including the parameters put forward by ,president ,bill ,clinton in ,december #bjjj1 the ,road ,map proposed by ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush in ,april #bjjc1 and the principles set forth by ,president ,barack ,obama and ,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry in ,december #bjaf2 ,whereas ending the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict is vital to the interests of both parties and the leadership of both parties must negotiate in good faith in order to achieve peace2 and ,whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between ,israelis and ,palestinians pose a threat to the ability to maintain a ,jewish and democratic state of ,israel and the establishment of a viable1 democratic ,palestinian state3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that-- 7#a7 only the achievement of a two-state solution that enhances stability and security in the ,middle ,east can both-- 7,a7 ensure the ,state of ,israel's survival as a secure ,jewish and democratic state2 and 7,b7 fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the ,palestinian people for a state of their own2 7#b7 while the ,united ,states remains indispensable to any viable effort to achieve that goal1 only the ,israelis and the ,palestinians can make the difficult choices necessary to end their conflict2 7#c7 the ,united ,states1 with the support of regional and international partners1 can play a constructive role toward ending the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict by putting forward a proposal for achieving a two-state solution that is consistent with the broadly held consensus positions for resolving the conflict's final status issues as reflected in previous ,united ,states proposals2 and 7#d7 a ,united ,states proposal that fails to expressly endorse a two-state solution as its objective1 that expressly or tacitly encourages unilateral annexation of territory1 or is otherwise inconsistent with the broadly held consensus positions for resolving the conflict's final status issues as reflected in previous ,united ,states proposals is likely to put a peaceful end to the conflict further out of reach4 ,that it is the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that-- 7#a7 only the outcome of a two-state solution that enhances stability and security for ,israel1 ,palestinians1 and their neighbors can both ensure the state of ,israel's survival as a ,jewish and democratic state and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the ,palestinian people for a state of their own2 7#b7 while the ,united ,states remains indispensable to any viable effort to achieve that goal1 only the ,israelis and the ,palestinians can make the difficult choices necessary to end their conflict2 7#c7 the ,united ,states1 with the support of regional and international partners1 can play a constructive role toward ending the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict by putting forward a proposal for achieving a two-state solution that is consistent with previous ,united ,states proposals to resolve the conflict's final status issues in ways that recognize the ,palestinian right to self-determination and enhance ,israel's long-term security and normalization with its neighbors2 and 7#d7 a ,united ,states proposal to achieve a just1 stable1 and lasting solution to the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict should expressly endorse a two-state solution as its objective and discourage steps by either side that would put a peaceful end to the conflict further out of reach1 including unilateral annexation of territory or efforts to achieve ,palestinian statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with ,israel4 ,october #ag1 #bjai ,reported with amendments1 referred to the ,house ,calendar1 and ordered to be printed