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→1920s: spearheading Lodge-Fish resolution
The resolution unanimously passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President [[Warren G. Harding]] on September 21, 1922.<ref>Freund, Michael (November 5, 2020). [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/warren-g-harding-a-forgotten-zionist-hero-648118 Warren G. Harding - a forgotten Zionist hero]. ''The Jerusalem Post''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref> Fish's leading efforts at the time received the praise of Zionist leaders.<ref>January 10, 1923. [https://www.jta.org/archive/zionists-acclaim-congressman-fish Zionists Acclaim Congressman Fish]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
The resolution unanimously passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President [[Warren G. Harding]] on September 21, 1922.<ref>Freund, Michael (November 5, 2020). [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/warren-g-harding-a-forgotten-zionist-hero-648118 Warren G. Harding - a forgotten Zionist hero]. ''The Jerusalem Post''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref> Fish's leading efforts at the time received the praise of Zionist leaders.<ref>January 10, 1923. [https://www.jta.org/archive/zionists-acclaim-congressman-fish Zionists Acclaim Congressman Fish]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
The same year the Lodge-Fish resolution was approved and passed, Fish also supported the [[anti-lynching bill]] introduced by conservative Republican colleague Leonidas C. Dyer of [[Missouri]],<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> which passed the House though was blocked in the Senate by an anti-civil rights group consisting of racist [[Mississippi]] politician Pat Harrison and [[liberal Republican]] [[William E. Borah]].
The same year the Lodge-Fish resolution was approved and passed, Fish also supported the [[anti-lynching bill]] (the [[Dyer Bill]]) introduced by conservative Republican colleague Leonidas C. Dyer of [[Missouri]],<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/> which passed the House though was blocked in the Senate by an anti-civil rights group consisting of racist [[Mississippi]] politician Pat Harrison and [[liberal Republican]] [[William E. Borah]].
Fish also advocated in 1923 for making [[Jerusalem]] the capital of the [[League of Nations]], noting its:<ref>March 16, 1923. [https://www.jta.org/archive/congressman-wants-jerusalem-made-seat-of-league-of-nations Congressman Wants Jerusalem Made Seat of League of Nations]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
Fish also advocated in 1923 for making [[Jerusalem]] the capital of the [[League of Nations]], noting its:<ref>March 16, 1923. [https://www.jta.org/archive/congressman-wants-jerusalem-made-seat-of-league-of-nations Congressman Wants Jerusalem Made Seat of League of Nations]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>