[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 171 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 171

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to relocating the United 
                 States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2007

 Mr. Tancredo submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to relocating the United 
                 States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45; 109 Stat. 398) 
        requires that the United States Embassy in Israel be established in 
        Jerusalem;
Whereas section 7 of such Act allows the President to suspend the requirement 
        that the United States Embassy in Israel be established in Jerusalem if 
        the suspension is necessary to protect the national security interests 
        of the United States;
Whereas the Clinton and Bush administrations suspended such requirement;
Whereas every sovereign nation has the right to designate its own capital;
Whereas Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel since 1950;
Whereas Jerusalem has been a united and undivided city governed by Israel since 
        1967;
Whereas Jerusalem is the seat of the Government of Israel, including the 
        President, Parliament, and Supreme Court of Israel;
Whereas the United States conducts official meetings and other business in the 
        city of Jerusalem;
Whereas in every country except Israel, the United States maintains its Embassy 
        in the city designated by the host country; and
Whereas relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem will express 
        the continued support of the United States for Israel and for an 
        undivided Jerusalem: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress--
            (1) maintains its commitment to relocating the United 
        States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and
            (2) urges the President, pursuant to the Jerusalem Embassy 
        Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45; 109 Stat. 398), to immediately 
        begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in 
        Israel to Jerusalem.
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