Overview
- The GOP-led resolution introduced by Rep. Gabe Evans passed 280–113, with 75 Democrats joining Republicans in support.
- 113 Democrats voted against the measure due to objections to language thanking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for protecting the homeland.
- The legislation was drafted in response to a Boulder, Colorado, incident in which a man allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” and threw Molotov cocktails at pro-Israel demonstrators, injuring at least 15 people and one dog.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounced the resolution as politically motivated and insufficient to address antisemitism in America.
- Separately, the House unanimously approved a resolution condemning ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish Americans by a 400–0 vote.