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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 48 

Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. COTTON, Mr. 

DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. DESANTIS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. PEARCE, and Mr. CRAMER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification 

of Jerusalem. 

Whereas for 3,000 years Jerusalem has been the focal point 

of Jewish religious devotion; 

Whereas there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem for three millennia and a Jewish majority in the 

city since the 1840s; 

Whereas the once thriving Jewish majority of the historic Old 

City of Jerusalem was driven out by force during the 

1948 Arab-Israeli War; 

Whereas from 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a divided city, 

and Israeli citizens of all faiths, as well as Jewish citizens 


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of all states, were denied access to holy sites in the area 

controlled by Jordan; 

Whereas in 1967, Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during 

the conflict known as the Six Day War; 

Whereas since 1967, Jerusalem has been a united city, and 

persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full 

access to holy sites within the city; 

Whereas this year marks the 46th year that Jerusalem has 

been administered as a unified city, in which the rights 

of all faiths have been respected and protected; 

Whereas each sovereign country, under international law and 

custom, has the right to designate its own capital; 

Whereas this year marks the 65th anniversary of Israel’s 

independence; 

Whereas Jerusalem is the seat of the Government of Israel, 

including the President, Parliament, and the Supreme 

Court; 

Whereas the United States maintains its embassy in the 

functioning capital of every country except in the case of 

Israel, a friend and strategic ally of the United States; 

Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 

104–45), which became law on November 8, 1995, states 

as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem 

should remain the undivided capital of Israel; and 

Whereas the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) directs that the Secretary of State shall, upon the request of a citizen or a 

citizen’s legal guardian, record the place of birth of a 

United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem as 

Israel: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem 

4 and the people of Israel on the 46th anniversary of 

5 the reunification of that historic city; 

6 (2) congratulates the people of Israel on the 

7 65th anniversary of their independence; 

8 (3) strongly believes that Jerusalem must re9 main an undivided city in which the rights of every 

10 ethnic and religious group are protected as they 

11 have been by Israel during the past 46 years; 

12 (4) calls upon the President and the Secretary 

13 of State to repeatedly affirm publicly, as a matter of 

14 United States policy, that Jerusalem must remain 

15 the undivided capital of the State of Israel; 

16 (5) strongly urges the President to discontinue 

17 the waiver contained in the Jerusalem Embassy Act 

18 of 1995 (Public Law 104–45), immediately imple19 ment the provisions of that Act, and begin the proc20 ess of relocating the United States Embassy in 

21 Israel to Jerusalem; 

22 (6) further urges United States officials to re23 frain from any actions that contradict United States 

24 law on this subject; and 


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1 (7) reaffirms Israel’s right to take necessary 

2 steps to prevent any future division of Jerusalem. 

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