Title: Expressing strong disapproval of the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22, which rejects United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Disapproves of the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22 on December 21, 2017, which rejects U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Affirms the December 6, 2017, presidential proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and directing the Department of State to prepare to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Urges the President to direct the State Department to report to Congress on the status of U.S. assistance provided to countries that voted to adopt such resolution.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 671 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 671

Expressing strong disapproval of the adoption of United Nations General 
     Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22, which rejects United States 
           recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 21, 2017

  Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. 
  Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Norman, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
    Gohmert, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
  Farenthold, Mr. Rokita, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Pittenger, and Mr. Meadows) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing strong disapproval of the adoption of United Nations General 
     Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22, which rejects United States 
           recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Whereas Congress overwhelmingly approved the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 
        (Public Law 104-45), requiring the relocation of the United States 
        Embassy in Israel to the city of Jerusalem not later than May 31, 1999;
Whereas, on December 6, 2017, the President issued a Presidential proclamation 
        recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and directing the 
        Department of State to prepare to move the United States Embassy from 
        Tel Aviv to Jerusalem;
Whereas, on December 21, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 
        United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22, which rejects 
        United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, with 
        128 countries voting in favor, 9 countries voting against, and 35 
        countries abstaining; and
Whereas the United States is a sovereign country with the right to determine 
        where to establish its embassies and the exercise of this right is also 
        in the national interests and security of the United States: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly disapproves of the adoption of United Nations 
        General Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22 on December 21, 2017, 
        which rejects United States recognition of Jerusalem as the 
        capital of Israel;
            (2) affirms the December 6, 2017, Presidential proclamation 
        recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and directing 
        the Department of State to prepare to move the United States 
        Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; and
            (3) urges the President to direct the Secretary of State to 
        submit to Congress a report on the status of United States 
        assistance provided to countries that voted in favor to adopt 
        United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ES-10/L.22.
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