118th Congress (2023–2025) · House resolution · Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
This page covers HRES793 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HRES793 in another Congress is a different bill.
Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2023-11-28: Passed |
| Latest action | 2023-11-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Policy area | International Affairs |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
This resolution calls on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during its October 2023 attack on Israel. The resolution (1) condemns Hamas for attacking Israel, taking hostages, and for threats made against hostages; (2) demands that Hamas immediately release hostages; (3) recognizes that hostage-taking is a violation of international humanitarian law; and (4) expresses sympathy to the hostages, wounded, deceased, and their families.
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations, Conflicts and wars, Detention of persons, Human rights, Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, Terrorism, War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-28 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 353 | 0 | 11 | Official tally |
HRES793 (Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11].
On 2023-11-28: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-11-28, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.