IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 684 
Objecting to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES– 
10/19, which criticizes the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as 
the capital of the State of Israel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. GALLAGHER, and Mr. ENGEL) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Objecting to the United Nations General Assembly Resolu-
tion A/RES/ES–10/19, which criticizes the United 
States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the 
State of Israel. 
Whereas the United States has long opposed biased resolu-
tions at the United Nations General Assembly, including 
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, 
which infamously declared that ‘‘zionism is a form of rac-
ism and racial discrimination’’; 
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly continues to 
demonstrate bias against Israel, adopting 20 resolutions 
during the 71st session singling out Israel, more than 
any other country and more than all other countries com-
bined; 
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•HRES 684 IH 
Whereas Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations 
states that the Organization is based on the principle of 
the sovereign equality of all its Members; 
Whereas each sovereign country, under international law and 
custom, may designate its own capital and, as a sovereign 
country the United States has the right to determine 
where to locate its embassies abroad; 
Whereas the United States is the single largest contributor 
of financial support to the United Nations and its agen-
cies, and should reform the United Nations and oppose 
resolutions that infringe on its sovereignty; 
Whereas in 1995, Congress overwhelmingly passed and the 
President signed into law the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 
1995, which declares that it is the policy of the United 
States that ‘‘Jerusalem should be recognized as the cap-
ital of the State of Israel’’ and that the ‘‘United States 
Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no 
later than May 31, 1999’’; 
Whereas, on December 6, 2017, the President issued a proc-
lamation that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as 
the capital of the State of Israel and that the United 
States Embassy to Israel will be relocated to Jerusalem 
as soon as practicable; 
Whereas, on December 18, 2017, the United States Perma-
nent Representative to the United Nations issued a veto 
to the draft resolution S/2017/1060 in the United Na-
tions Security Council, which contained similar language 
to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ 
RES/ES–10/19; 
Whereas in light of the veto cast on December 18, 2017, by 
the United States in the United Nations Security Coun-
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•HRES 684 IH 
cil, the United Nations General Assembly resumed the 
tenth Emergency Special Session to consider the resolu-
tion which criticizes the United States’ recognition of Je-
rusalem as the capital of Israel and calls upon all coun-
tries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in 
Jerusalem; and 
Whereas United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ 
RES/ES–10/19 is non-binding, does not carry the force 
of international law, and has no effect on the sovereign 
rights of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) affirms the President’s December 6, 2017, 
proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of 
Israel and announcing the relocation of the United 
States Embassy to Israel as soon as practicable; 
(2) opposes the United Nations General Assem-
bly Resolution A/RES/ES–10/19 on December 21, 
2017, which criticizes the United States’ recognition 
of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; 
(3) calls for United Nations General Assembly 
Resolution A/RES/ES–10/19 to be repealed; and 
(4) reaffirms that a sustainable peace agree-
ment between Israel and the Palestinians will only 
result from direct, bilateral negotiations between the 
two parties, and cannot be imposed by international 
organizations such as the United Nations. 
Æ 
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