House condemns Sydney antisemitic shooting, reaffirms religious freedom
H.Res. 956 — Condemning the antisemitic shooting in Sydney, Australia, and all forms of hatred and violence directed at religious communities. · Filed by Gregory Meeks (D-NY) · 21 cosponsors · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This is a non-binding resolution expressing the House's condemnation of an antisemitic shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia on December 14, 2025. The resolution offers condolences to victims and their families, affirms the right to worship freely and safely, reiterates U.S. commitment to combating antisemitism and terrorism, and calls on Australia to address rising antisemitism and protect its Jewish community. It changes no law and creates no new obligations.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding congressional resolution expressing moral condemnation of a specific violent attack and reaffirming U.S. values regarding religious freedom and opposition to antisemitism. It performs no legislative function—it is a statement of principle and solidarity.
Who it affects
The resolution itself creates no direct benefit or cost to ordinary Americans—it is a statement of values and solidarity. However, it does place on the record a clear U.S. position against antisemitism and religious violence, which has modest civic value as a statement of democratic principle and international solidarity, though it imposes no enforceable obligation on any party.
Named in the bill
House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Australian Government, Jewish community, Sydney, Australia
Where it stands
21 cosponsors: 17 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Dec 17, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $590,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 42 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Gregory Meeks, the sponsor, reported $992,428 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Anti-defamation League — $590,000 on 2 filings
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,778 characters) on Jul 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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