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House resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Demanding that Hamas immediately and unconditionally release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

H.Res. 317Introduced Jun 21, 2011Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 2, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

26 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 18 Democrats

8 of 26 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Filner (D-CA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX), Michael Grimm (R-NY), Steve Israel (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), David McKinley (R-WV), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Allen West (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.