A motion to take up S. Res. 852, concerning human rights practices in Israel and the occupied West Bank, was rejected by the US Senate. Fifty-one senators voted against the motion, while 47 supported it.
The motion, introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen, sought to discharge the resolution from the Foreign Relations Committee and bring it before the Senate. Republican Senators Bill Cassidy and Dan Sullivan did not participate in the vote.

Resolution sought information about conditions in the West Bank
The text, titled "Israeli Human Rights Practices," called for the US State Department to provide Congress with information about human rights conditions in the West Bank.
The resolution also sought information about US citizens who had died or been detained in the West Bank. Before the vote, Van Hollen called for Congress to be briefed on rising violence and human rights violations in the region.

Van Hollen calls for accountability
Van Hollen said nine US citizens had been killed in the West Bank over the past four years by "violent Israeli settlers" or Israeli security forces. The senator alleged that the Israeli government and the Netanyahu government had been complicit in some of the incidents.

Questioning whether the US administration had taken sufficient steps to ensure accountability for US citizens killed or detained in the West Bank, Van Hollen asked how many more US citizens would have to die before serious and credible measures were taken.
Senator John Fetterman voted against discharging the resolution from the committee. Republican Senator Rand Paul supported the motion.