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A bill to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-11| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2017
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (8)
Ron Johnson (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act This bill states that it should be U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel, (2) every Israeli citizen should have the right to reside anywhere in Jerusalem, (3) the President and the Department of State should affirm as a matter of U.S. policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of Israel, (4) the President should implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and begin the process of relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, (5) U.S. officials should refrain from actions that contradict U.S. law on this subject, and (6) any official U.S. government document that lists countries and their capital cities should identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 is amended to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. The bill: (1) prohibits more than 50% of the amounts appropriated to the State Department for FY2017 for embassy security, construction, and maintenance from being obligated until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened; and (2) restricts the availability and expenditure of amounts authorized for such purpose for FY 2018 and FY2019 to construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-265
Introduced in House
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • January 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-265
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-257: To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer to Jerusalem the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv.
AppropriationsArab-Israeli relationsBuilding constructionCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesIsraelMiddle EastPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

A bill to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-11| Senate 
| Updated: 1/3/2017
Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act This bill states that it should be U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel, (2) every Israeli citizen should have the right to reside anywhere in Jerusalem, (3) the President and the Department of State should affirm as a matter of U.S. policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of Israel, (4) the President should implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and begin the process of relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, (5) U.S. officials should refrain from actions that contradict U.S. law on this subject, and (6) any official U.S. government document that lists countries and their capital cities should identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 is amended to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. The bill: (1) prohibits more than 50% of the amounts appropriated to the State Department for FY2017 for embassy security, construction, and maintenance from being obligated until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened; and (2) restricts the availability and expenditure of amounts authorized for such purpose for FY 2018 and FY2019 to construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-265
Introduced in House
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • January 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-265
    Introduced in House
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (8)
Ron Johnson (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-257: To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer to Jerusalem the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsArab-Israeli relationsBuilding constructionCongressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesIsraelMiddle EastPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status