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S.Res. 852 (119th): A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

senate · Procedural

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Summary

Recorded summary

This simple Senate resolution asks the Department of State to provide Congress with an unclassified statement on Israel's human rights practices under section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The requested statement would cover alleged killings of nine named U.S. citizens and other U.S. citizens by Israeli forces or settlers since 2022, including credible information on suspects and any Israeli investigations or accountability steps. It also asks for assessments of U.S. citizens held in Israeli prisons and the human rights situation of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention in the West Bank. The resolution is a non-binding information request and does not itself appropriate funds or change law.

abuse_accountabilitychild_detentionforeign_policyhuman_rightswar_funding

Theological note: Scripture grounds civil authority in justice and calls rulers to protect the innocent and seek truth, so a request for documented accounting of alleged unlawful killings and the treatment of children in detention is relevant to the duty of justice. Because this measure only requests information and takes no operative action, its moral weight depends on prudential judgments about foreign policy and the accuracy of the allegations, which remain unresolved in the metadata.

Scoring

How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: abuse_accountability. Category: justice_truth. Lane tag: general equity.
Lane: child_detention. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: foreign_policy. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: human_rights. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: war_funding. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 252: On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852. Vote type: discharge.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The resolution seeks accountability for alleged killings of U.S. citizens and for conditions affecting Palestinian children in detention, which aligns with defending justice. However, it does not directly restrain any harm, and its aim is a reporting request on a contested foreign-policy matter where the underlying facts and the appropriate prudential response are disputed. This combination of a justice-oriented aim with a non-operative, prudential foreign-policy context fits mixed rather than good or evil.
Theological note: Scripture grounds civil authority in justice and calls rulers to protect the innocent and seek truth, so a request for documented accounting of alleged unlawful killings and the treatment of children in detention is relevant to the duty of justice. Because this measure only requests information and takes no operative action, its moral weight depends on prudential judgments about foreign policy and the accuracy of the allegations, which remain unresolved in the metadata.

Debt and war Cloture and Tier 1 Procedural votes Scoring mechanics abuse accountability war funding

Roll

Recorded votes

Roll 252 · September 29, 2026, 06:32 PM · On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852 · Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-51)

Yea 47 · Nay 51 · Other 2

Yea

ALSOBROOKS, ANGELA DEM · MD · Disqualifying vote on record
BALDWIN, TAMMY DEM · WI · Disqualifying vote on record
BENNET, MICHAEL F. DEM · CO · Disqualifying vote on record
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD DEM · CT · Disqualifying vote on record
BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA DEM · DE · Disqualifying vote on record
BOOKER, CORY A. DEM · NJ · Disqualifying vote on record
CANTWELL, MARIA DEM · WA · Disqualifying vote on record
COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. DEM · DE · Disqualifying vote on record
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE DEM · NV · Disqualifying vote on record
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY DEM · IL · Disqualifying vote on record
DURBIN, RICHARD J. DEM · IL · Disqualifying vote on record
GALLEGO, RUBEN DEM · AZ · Disqualifying vote on record
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN DEM · NY · Disqualifying vote on record
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD DEM · NH · Disqualifying vote on record
HEINRICH, MARTIN DEM · NM · Disqualifying vote on record
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. DEM · CO · Disqualifying vote on record
HIRONO, MAZIE K. DEM · HI · Disqualifying vote on record
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL DEM · VA · Disqualifying vote on record
KELLY, MARK DEM · AZ · Disqualifying vote on record
KIM, ANDY DEM · NJ · Disqualifying vote on record
KING, ANGUS S. JR. IND · ME · Disqualifying vote on record
KLOBUCHAR, AMY DFL · MN · Disqualifying vote on record
LUJAN, BEN RAY DEM · NM · Disqualifying vote on record
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. DEM · MA · Disqualifying vote on record
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN DEM · OR · Disqualifying vote on record
MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S DEM · CT · Disqualifying vote on record
MURRAY, PATTY DEM · WA · Disqualifying vote on record
OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN DEM · GA · Disqualifying vote on record
PADILLA, ALEX DEM · CA · Disqualifying vote on record
PAUL, RAND REP · KY · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
PETERS, GARY DEM · MI · Disqualifying vote on record
REED, JOHN F. DEM · RI · Disqualifying vote on record
ROSEN, JACKY DEM · NV · Disqualifying vote on record
SANDERS, BERNARD IND · VT · Disqualifying vote on record
SCHATZ, BRIAN DEM · HI · Disqualifying vote on record
SCHIFF, ADAM DEM · CA · Disqualifying vote on record
SCHUMER, CHARLES E. DEM · NY · Disqualifying vote on record
SHAHEEN, JEANNE DEM · NH · Disqualifying vote on record
SLOTKIN, ELISSA DEM · MI · Disqualifying vote on record
SMITH, TINA DEM · MN · Disqualifying vote on record
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS DEM · MD · Disqualifying vote on record
WARNER, MARK ROBERT DEM · VA · Disqualifying vote on record
WARNOCK, RAPHAEL DEM · GA · Disqualifying vote on record
WARREN, ELIZABETH DEM · MA · Disqualifying vote on record
WELCH, PETER DEM · VT · Disqualifying vote on record
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON DEM · RI · Disqualifying vote on record
WYDEN, RONALD L. DEM · OR · Disqualifying vote on record

Nay

ARMSTRONG, ALAN REP · OK · Not yet tested on life and child-protection votes
BANKS, JAMES E. HON. REP · IN · Compromises on record
BARRASSO, JOHN A REP · WY · Compromises on record
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. REP · TN · Compromises on record
BOOZMAN, SEN. JOHN REP · AR · Compromises on record
BRITT, KATIE BOYD REP · AL · Compromises on record
BUDD, THEODORE P REP · NC · Compromises on record
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE REP · WV · Compromises on record
COLLINS, SUSAN M. REP · ME · Compromises on record
CORNYN, JOHN SEN REP · TX · Compromises on record
COTTON, THOMAS REP · AR · Compromises on record
CRAMER, KEVIN MR. REP · ND · Compromises on record
CRAPO, MICHAEL D REP · ID · Compromises on record
CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED REP · TX · Compromises on record
CURTIS, JOHN REP · UT · Compromises on record
DAINES, STEVE REP · MT · Compromises on record
ERNST, JONI K REP · IA · Compromises on record
FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL DEM · PA · Disqualifying vote on record
FISCHER, DEBRA S. REP · NE · Compromises on record
GRAHAM NORDONE, DARLINE REP · SC · Too few scored votes
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E REP · IA · Compromises on record
HAGERTY, BILL REP · TN · Compromises on record
HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN REP · MO · Compromises on record
HOEVEN, JOHN REP · ND · Compromises on record
HUSTED, JON REP · OH · Compromises on record
HYDE-SMITH, CINDY REP · MS · Compromises on record
JOHNSON, RON HAROLD MR. REP · WI · Compromises on record
JUSTICE, JAMES CONLEY II REP · WV · Compromises on record
KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY REP · LA · Compromises on record
LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL REP · OK · Compromises on record
LEE, MIKE REP · UT · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA MARIE MRS. REP · WY · Compromises on record
MARSHALL, ROGER W REP · KS · Compromises on record
MCCONNELL, MITCH REP · KY · Compromises on record
MCCORMICK, DAVE REP · PA · Compromises on record
MOODY, ASHLEY REP · FL · Compromises on record
MORAN, JERRY REP · KS · Compromises on record
MORENO, BERNIE REP · OH · Compromises on record
MURKOWSKI, LISA REP · AK · Compromises on record
RICKETTS, PETE REP · NE · Compromises on record
RISCH, JAMES E MR. UNK · ID · Compromises on record
ROUNDS, MIKE REP · SD · Compromises on record
SCHMITT, ERIC REP · MO · Compromises on record
SCOTT, RICK SEN REP · FL · Compromises on record
SCOTT, TIMOTHY E. REP · SC · Compromises on record
SHEEHY, TIM REP · MT · Compromises on record
THUNE, JOHN R. REP · SD · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
TILLIS, THOM R SEN REP · NC · Compromises on record
TUBERVILLE, THOMAS H REP · AL · Compromises on record
WICKER, ROGER SEN. REP · MS · Compromises on record
YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER REP · IN · Compromises on record

Other

CASSIDY, WILLIAM M. REP · LA · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
SULLIVAN, DAN REP · AK · Compromises on record

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