# 118-sres-497: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and its derivations are antisemitic and a call for genocide and the destruction of the Jewish state.

118-sres-497, A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and its derivations are antisemitic and a call for genocide and the destruction of the Jewish state., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5964) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-sres-497
- Congress: 118
- Title: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and its derivations are antisemitic and a call for genocide and the destruction of the Jewish state.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5964)
- Introduced: 2023-12-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and its derivations are antisemitic and a call for genocide and the destruction of the Jewish state.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-sres-497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/497)

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