3.0.0 265 2023-01-11T13:34:33Z 2023-01-11T13:34:33Z House HR 2017-01-04 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANCE:H.R. 265.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1: Congress shall have power tolay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to paythe debts and provide for the common defence and generalwelfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts andexcises shall be uniform throughout the United States.[Page H97]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-04T15:07:20Z 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 L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 N H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2017-03-10 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2017-09-05 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 2017-01-30T23:30:41Z Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017

This bill states that it is U.S. policy: (1) to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, and (2) that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem not later than January 1, 2019.

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

Any official U.S. document that lists countries and their capital cities must identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

The bill limits appropriations that may be obligated in FY2017 for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for FY2017 and FY2018 for State Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad, necessary sums should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment in Jerusalem of the U.S. Embassy in Israel.

]]> Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 Display Title Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr265ih/xml/BILLS-115hr265ih.xml 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.