35 cosponsors
35 cosponsors
Would declare the policy of the U.S. to be to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Would revoke the president’s authority to waive the provision under the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 requiring him to immediately relocate the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Any official document of the U.S. government listing countries and their capitals would need to identify Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Further, the bill would withhold half the Dept. of State’s budget for building and maintaining its facilities abroad until the Secy. of State certified to Congress that the U.S. had officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem. The State Dept. would be authorized to use necessary funds to build an embassy in Jerusalem.
See also: companion measure S. 1622 of 9/23/11
More on:
Relocating the U.S. embassy: H. Res. 291 of 6/1/11, H.R. 2583 of 7/19/11 and S. Amdt. 1137 to S. 1867 of 11/15/11
Reunifying Jerusalem: H. Con. Res. 5 of 1/5/11
Restricting official U.S. contact with the PA in Jerusalem: H.R. 1473 of 4/11/11, H.R. 2055 of 5/31/11, S. 1601 of 9/22/11, and H.R. 3671 of 12/14/11