The House is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution broadly condemning hate in the wake of freshman Rep.’s (D-Minn.) critical comments about Israel.

House Majority Leader(D-Md.) announced at a closed-door whip meeting on Thursday morning that the resolution would come up later in the day.

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The resolution , which was released Thursday afternoon and does not mention Omar by name, states that the House "rejects the perpetuation of anti-Semitic stereotypes in the United States and around the world, including the pernicious myth of dual loyalty and foreign allegiance, especially in the context of support for the United States-Israel alliance."

It also "condemns anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against all minorities as contrary to the values of the United States" and "condemns the death threats received by Jewish and Muslim Members of Congress."

Omar has faced threats in recent weeks, including one that is now being investigated by the FBI.

The resolution further makes a nod to discrimination beyond anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, stating that white supremacists have targeted "traditionally persecuted peoples, including African Americans, Native Americans, and other people of color, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, immigrants, and others with verbal attacks, incitement, and violence."

An initial draft of the resolution obtained by The Hill on Monday focused on anti-Semitism, stating that the House "rejects anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance," while noting that Muslims have faced similar accusations of dual loyalty.

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A number of liberals and members of key minority caucuses had balked at the possibility of singling out Omar and called for broadening the resolution to include different kinds of hate, including Islamophobia.



They pointed to a poster on display at the West Virginia statehouse last week that linked Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress last year, to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Staff for Democratic leaders began drafting a resolution to condemn anti-Semitism over the weekend in response to Omar.



“I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” Omar said at a forum at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C., last week. “I want to ask, why is it OK for me to talk about the influence of the NRA, of fossil-fuel industries, or Big Pharma, and not talk about a powerful lobby that is influencing policy?”

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said at Thursday's meeting that Democrats should move forward with the resolution to avoid getting hit with a GOP procedural motion about the issue when the chamber passes a campaign finance and voting overhaul bill on Friday, according to a source in the room.Rep.(Mass.), the Democratic Caucus vice chair, said Democrats wanted to vote on the resolution before passage of the campaign finance and voting rights bill "to put this issue behind us."House Republicans have successfully exploited a parliamentary proposal known as a motion to recommit multiple times in recent weeks to force tough votes for Democrats . The motions can be sprung on the House at the last minute, such as a GOP proposal to amend Democrats' universal background checks bill last week to require that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is notified if an undocumented immigrant tries to buy a gun.