Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2017 to Dec 6, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jan 9, 2017 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jan 9, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jan 9, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jan 9, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jan 13, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jan 31, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 1, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Mar 1, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | May 18, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 18, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jul 3, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Dec 6, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Dec 6, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Dec 6, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2017 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H96.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 11 | Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act | Related bill | Jan 3, 2017 |
| HR 4718 | Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act | Identical bill | Dec 21, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: 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
- International Affairs
- Israel
- Middle East
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
