Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8456: HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND RE
Status: Passed both chambers, April 16, 2026
HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 16, 2026:
2026 -- H 8456 ======== LC004543 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ HOUSERESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Finkelman, Corvese, Kennedy, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, McNamara, Chippendale, Paplauskas, and Newberry Date Introduced: April 16, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed WHEREAS, On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition British Mandatory Palestine into a Jewish state and Arab state, a decision welcomed by Jewish leadership and rejected by the Arab world; and WHEREAS, On May 14, 1948, the people of Israel proclaimed the establishment of the sovereign and independent State of Israel, and the United States government established full diplomatic relations after Israel's first election in 1949; and WHEREAS, The desire of the Jewish people to establish an independent modern State of Israel is directly linked to the existence of the historic kingdom of Israel established in the land of Israel more than 3,000 years ago, with the City of Jerusalem as its capital both then and now; and WHEREAS, For over 2,000 years, Jews living in other parts of the world maintained a profound spiritual and emotional connection …
Sponsors
- John Edwards (D, HD-070) · primary sponsor
- Alex Finkelman (D)
- Arthur Corvese (D, HD-055)
- Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038)
- Joseph Shekarchi, K. (D, HD-023)
- Christopher Blazejewski (D)
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Christopher Paplauskas (R)
- Brian Newberry (R, HD-048)
Latest actions
- : House read and passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION
Common questions
- What is H8456?
- H8456 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND RE.
- What does H8456 do?
- HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL
- What is the status of H8456?
- Passed both chambers as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8456?
- John Edwards (D, HD-070), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8456?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8456.pdf
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