3.0.0 257 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z House HR 2017-01-04 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:H.R. 257.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;),and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department of Officer thereof).[Page H96]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-16T22:15:07Z Referred to 2017-01-04T15:07:05Z Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act 115 4718 HR 2017-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Identical bill CRS Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act 115 11 S 2017-01-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2017-02-16 hsfa13 Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Committee 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 N D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2017-01-04 True Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2017-01-04 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2017-01-09 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2017-01-09 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-01-09 False H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2017-01-09 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2017-01-09 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2017-01-10 False R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-01-10 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-01-10 False M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] John Moolenaar R MI R. 4 2017-01-10 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2017-01-11 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2017-01-13 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-01-24 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2017-01-24 False W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2017-01-24 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2017-01-31 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2017-02-01 False W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2017-02-02 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2017-02-02 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2017-02-07 False L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2017-02-07 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2017-02-15 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2017-02-27 False D000625 Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] Daniel Donovan R NY M. 11 2017-02-27 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2017-02-27 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2017-03-01 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2017-03-16 False H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2017-03-27 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2017-05-18 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2017-05-18 False J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2017-06-06 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2017-07-03 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2017-12-06 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2017-12-06 False M001197 Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] Martha McSally R AZ 2 2017-12-06 False International Affairs Appropriations Arab-Israeli relations Building construction Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Israel Middle East Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs 00 2017-01-04 Introduced in House 2017-06-23T19:00:46Z Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act

This bill states that it is U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should recognize the sovereign status of an undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital, (2) recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and transferring the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv will signal U.S. commitment to Israel, (3) the President and the Department of State should affirm as a matter of U.S. policy that Jerusalem must remain Israel's undivided capital, (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, and (5) U.S. officials should refrain from actions that contradict U.S. law on this subject.

The bill states that any official U.S. government document that lists countries and their capital cities should identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The President shall relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by January 1, 2019.

The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 is amended to eliminate the President's authority, effective January, 1, 2018, to waive certain funding limitations for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened.

]]> Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act Display Title Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act Official Title as Introduced To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer to Jerusalem the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act Introduced in House 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr257ih/xml/BILLS-115hr257ih.xml 2017-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.