Summary of H Res. 786: Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine.

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Regardless of the reason behind the decision, careful wording in resolutions is paramount to avoid additional strife, Hall said. Department of Justice mediator helped communities deal with conflicts due to race, religion and other matters for more than a decade. “Whichever way you vote, you will upset many Richmond residents who you have the responsibility of representing,” Wilk wrote. And he noted that the reasons cities pursue such proclamations aren’t always noble.

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In Southern California on Tuesday, some members of the Santa Ana City Council opposed any mention of a cease-fire, while others opposed any resolution without it. By the end of the night, after hours of impassioned debate, council members couldn’t agree on a motion merely to ask staff to draft a proclamation on Gaza. Still, some liberal cities have found it difficult to pass cease-fire resolutions. In San Francisco, several board members said they didn’t want to bring the war in Gaza into City Hall, and it’s far from certain that a resolution will pass there.

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It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a Southern California nonprofit that has urged cities to pass cease-fire resolutions. The most progressive flank of Democrats coalesced around a resolution introduced Oct. 16 and sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., “calling for an immediate de-escalation and cease-fire” in Israel and Gaza. Democrats locally and nationally are grappling with a challenging dynamic being played out, as the progressive far left tries to pull Democrats — most liberals left of center — further left. House votes by Illinois Democrats on legislation dealing with the Israel-Hamas war and the rise in antisemitism reveals splits within the state’s congressional delegation as the conflict continues. Hall said, however, that whereas previous resolutions often had a “direct or significant impact,” he did not believe such resolutions currently being passed on the Israel-Hamas war would have any effect on U.S. foreign policy.

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H.RES.786: Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine.

This is very good news, because Los Angeles desperately needs more affordable housing and this bill would help. It would set up the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency to build new affordable housing, preserve existing affordable housing and offer struggling renters emergency rental assistance and access to legal counsel to help resolve landlord-tenant disputes. Hernandez said it was jarring to see hundreds of people attending Oakland’s meeting, in person and virtually, while “not showing interest” on important local issues.

Only 35% of simple resolutions made it past committee and only about 30% were agreed to in 2021–2023. Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine, H.R. Res. 786, 118th Cong. The Rules of the Los Angeles City Council  detail the procedural rules that are adopted, pursuant to authority set forth in Charter Section 242, to assist the City Council in the orderly conduct of City business consistent with law. The City of Los Angeles is a Mayor-Council-Commission form of government, as defined in the City Charter, originally adopted by the voters of the City of Los Angeles, effective July 1, 1925 and reaffirmed by a new Charter effective July 1, 2000.

This resolution urges the President to immediately call for and to facilitate de-escalation and a cease-fire in Israel and Palestinian Territories. The resolution also calls on the President to promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza. In the immediate aftermath, as the Israeli government officially declared war for the first time since 1973, American public opinion was overwhelmingly on Israel’s side. Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

More than a dozen U.S. city councils have now passed resolutions urging Israel to stop shelling Gaza, including several in Michigan, which has a sizable Muslim population, and several in California. William Hall, an adjunct professor of business and political science at Webster University in St. Louis, said there was “a long-standing precedent” nationwide of city councils passing resolutions on international matters. Asked why she voted no, Underwood said “this was a flawed Republican resolution” which was “written by individuals who are holding up aid to Israel, and that’s a political game. This resolution was written by people who are part of a Republican majority that are loyalists to Donald Trump and, you know, are affiliated with white supremacists who unleashed these attacks and these waves of antisemitism that we’ve seen around the country.

The discussion and the resolution left Christian Hernandez feeling “split.” Hernandez worked for four years at Oakland’s Community Education Partnerships, an organization dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for homeless and housing-unstable children. Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7 killed roughly 1,200 people and led to the kidnapping of more than 200. Since that day, Israel is believed to be responsible for at least 15,800 Palestinian deaths. The table below shows whether other legislators who may be on relevant committees or cosponsors of relevant bills are the sponsor or a cosponsor of this resolution. An original cosponsor was a cosponsor on the date the legislation was introduced. Other cosponsors are shown with the date they joined, or later withdrew.

There was an overwhelming vote Oct 25 to pass a GOP-authored resolution “standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists,” with 412 voting yes; 10 no; six present; and five not voting. The bill was also, wisely, amended to exempt actions by the new agency to finance new building or preserve affordable housing from challenges under the California Environmental Quality Act. This state law, which requires an assessment of the impacts of new development, is often misused by opponents of development to stop or slow housing projects for low-income or homeless people. CEQA requirements will still apply to the actual development projects financed by the agency.

Much of the debate has taken place in heavily Democratic cities, underscoring the larger fissures the party is seeing over the war, both in California and nationally. Some public comments made at an Oakland City Council meeting sparked criticism from top Democrats, who said they downplayed the bloodshed by Hamas. Weeks after the Hamas invasion of Israel and amid that nation’s attacks on Gaza, a few hundred Bay Area residents packed a Richmond City Council meeting to passionately debate the merits of a resolution calling for a cease-fire.

The table above shows whether the sponsor and any cosponsors are members of any committees that the bill has been referred to, a key predictor of whether this resolution will move forward. This resolution has 18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats — not including its sponsor. Supporters argue the pro-Israel resolution sends a clear message of solidarity, at a time when the nation just experienced the deadliest day in its history. Many have nicknamed the day “Israel’s 9/11.” On October 7, Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched a series of coordinated attacks against Israel, the deadliest day in Israel’s history with around 1,300 fatalities.