Expressing the sense of Congress that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other United States embassies, the United States embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem

H.Con.Res.11
Introduced: 
January 23, 2017
115
First
February 16, 2017
Referred to House (sub)committee

Introduced amid speculation that U.S. president Trump was preparing to renege on his campaign promise to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, this measure called on the U.S. government to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and urged Trump to make good on his pledge.

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