S 1061 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021

Summary
Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to take certain actions promoting the normalization of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions. Specifically, the State Department must develop a strategy on expanding and strengthening the Abraham Accords (the term used to refer collectively to agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain marking the public normalization of relations between the two Arab countries and Israel). The strategy must include a description of how the U.S. government will encourage further normalization of relations with Israel. The State Department must report on the status of efforts to promote normalization of relations with Israel and other countries, including information on (1) laws that punish individuals for people-to-people relations with Israelis (i.e., anti-normalization laws), and (2) instances of the use of state-owned or state-operated media outlets to promote the prosecution of citizens or residents of Arab countries calling for peace with Israel.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 25, 2021 Last action Jun 24, 2021
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Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 72 co-sponsors

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Photo of Rob Portman
Rob Portman
RRepublican
OH
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Photo of Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
n/a
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Photo of Angus S. King, Jr.
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
ME
n/a
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Photo of Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
NM
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Photo of Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
NE
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Photo of Benjamin L. Cardin
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
MD
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Photo of Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
LA
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Photo of Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
TN
n/a
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Photo of Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
NV
n/a
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Photo of Christopher A. Coons
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
DE
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