106th Congress > Senate > Vote 38

Date: March 11, 1999

Result: 98-1 (Concurrent Resolution Agreed to)

Clerk session vote number: 38

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: BROWNBACK, Sam Dale (R-KS)

Bill number: SCONRES5

Question: On the Concurrent Resolution

Description: A concurrent resolution expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood.

Bill summary: Declares that: (1) the final political status of the territory controlled by the Palestinian Authority can only be determined through negotiations and agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; (2) any attempt to establish Palestinian statehood outside the negotiating process will invoke the strongest congressional opposition; and (3) the President should unequivocally assert U.S. opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.

Bill titles: A concurrent resolution expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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