A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the value of Palestinian and Israeli lives and urging an immediate cease-fire and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

S.1061 / H.R.2748 - Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021 - would require the Department of State to take certain actions promoting the normalization of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions. H.R.2590 - Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act - the bill would authorize end-use restrictions on the use of funds for child detention and related practices that violate relevant international law and standards, including demolitions, forced transfer, and annexation. S.Res.225 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the value of Palestinian and Israeli lives and urging an immediate cease-fire and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. S.Res.252 - Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) - condemning the recent rise in antisemitism in the United States and around the world and recommitting the Senate to combating antisemitism in all forms S.2119 - Combatting BDS Act of 2021 - would authorize state and local government laws that penalize businesses and contractors who choose of their own volition to boycott Israel or its settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory H.R.4373 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 --Full funding of the $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel pledged in the US-Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on security assistance, with new provisions in the bill and its accompanying report that ensure that equipment purchased with FMF is used in a manner consistent with US law and national security policies, including specifying that items supplied pursuant to the MOU may not be used in any way that undermines the prospects of a negotiated two-state solution; --$225 million in Economic Support Funds (ESF) for assistance to the West Bank and Gaza; a 12% increase to the Migration and Refugee Account, from which funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is drawn, as well as easing requirements to allow funds to flow faster and praising the Biden administration for reestablishing a relationship with UNRWA; --Funding of at least $50 million for programs in the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act; and --Robust overall funding for global US assistance, State Department personnel and operations, financial commitments to multilateral organizations and related programs supporting peace and diplomacy. Letter led by Reps. David Price (NC-04), Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Peter Welch (VT-AL), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and John Yarmuth (KY-03) urging the Biden administration to facilitate an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Letter led by Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) that urged the administration to: a) work to sustain the ceasefire; b) support increased humanitarian access to Gaza by urging Israel to open the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings and; c) fully and robustly fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Letter led by Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY-10) urging the Biden administration not only to facilitate de-escalation, but also to address the underlying conflict and occupation. Letter led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) urging Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member James Risch (R-ID) to lift a hold on the appropriated Palestinian aid that has yet to be disbursed. Letter led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) calling upon the Biden administration to: a) support emergency relief to the Palestinians; b) support humanitarian access by ensuring the reopenings of the Erez and Kerem crossings; c) robustly fund humanitarian efforts, including by fully funding UNRWA and; d) restore the U.S. diplomatic presence on the ground by appointing a U.S. Ambassador, Consul General, and USAID Chief of Mission. Letter led by Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Peter Welch (VT-AL), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) to call upon the administration to take steps that would align with its stated policy in support of a two-state solution.