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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 144 

Commemorating the anniversary of United States recognition of Jerusalem 

as the capital of the State of Israel. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 6, 2018 

Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BUCK, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. HARPER, 

Mr. ROKITA, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. 

NORMAN, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. DUNCAN

of South Carolina, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. 

WILLIAMS, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. BACON, 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MAST, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 

RATCLIFFE, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. 

BURGESS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. EMMER, Mr. BRAT, Mrs. HANDEL, Mr. 

CLOUD, and Mr. SCALISE) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the anniversary of United States recognition 

of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel. 

Whereas, more than three thousand years ago, King David 

established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; 

Whereas Jerusalem is the spiritual home of the Jewish people; 


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Whereas even during periods of exile and oppression, the 

Jewish people continued to view Jerusalem as the sacred 

city to which they longed to return; 

Whereas once the modern State of Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948, Jerusalem was named its 

capital; 

Whereas Jerusalem was divided by war at the time of the 

State of Israel’s independence, and the Jewish people 

were prevented from visiting holy sites in East Jerusalem 

for years afterward; 

Whereas while the United States was one of the first nations 

to recognize the State of Israel’s independence and continues to be Israel’s strongest ally, the United States did 

not officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; 

Whereas the United States subsequently established its Embassy in Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem, in 1949; 

Whereas after the conclusion of the Six-Day War in 1967, 

the State of Israel reestablished control over the entirety 

of Jerusalem; 

Whereas, since 1967, Jerusalem has been a free city in which 

not only Jews, but individuals of all faiths, are welcome 

to worship; 

Whereas, in 1980, the Israeli Knesset declared Jerusalem its 

‘‘united and eternal capital’’; 

Whereas, in 1995, Congress unanimously passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act, stating that ‘‘Jerusalem should be 

recognized as the capital of the State of Israel’’ and the 

United States Embassy reestablished there; 

Whereas Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack 

Obama, and Donald Trump have all expressed support 


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for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the State of 

Israel; and 

Whereas it is expected custom for the United States to recognize the self-declared capital cities of its allies, and to operate its Embassies from such cities: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) commemorates the anniversary of the 

4 Trump administration’s public recognition of Jeru5 salem as the capital of the State of Israel on Decem6 ber 6, 2017; 

7 (2) applauds the subsequent relocation of the 

8 United States Embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, 

9 2018; and 

10 (3) reaffirms the eternal friendship between the 

11 United States and the State of Israel. 

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