Title: Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the establishment of a new United States consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) it opposes the establishment of a new U.S. consulate in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians, (2) any establishment of a new consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem should not move forward without congressional approval through the passage of new legislation, and (3) the presence of a U.S. diplomatic mission devoted to a non-state actor in Israel's sovereign capital would be an affront to the territorial integrity of a long-standing U.S. partner and ally.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 100 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 100

Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the establishment of 
 a new United States consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem for 
                       outreach to Palestinians.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2022

 Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
   Budd, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Weber of 
  Texas, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Garbarino, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. 
Gohmert, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Crawford, Ms. Herrell, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. 
   Boebert, Mr. Perry, Mr. Norman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Meijer, and Mr. 
    Cline) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the establishment of 
 a new United States consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem for 
                       outreach to Palestinians.

Whereas the United States recognizes sovereign nations' authority to designate 
        their own capitals;
Whereas Jerusalem has served as the diplomatic capital of Israel for decades and 
        has remained the cultural center of Israel and of the Jewish people for 
        millennia;
Whereas large, bipartisan supermajorities in the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives voted for the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 
        104-45), which states, as the policy of the United States--

    (1) ``Jerusalem should remain an undivided city'';

    (2) ``Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of 
Israel''; and

    (3) ``the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in 
Jerusalem'';

Whereas, in 2018, the Trump administration relocated the United States Embassy 
        in Israel to Jerusalem in accordance with the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 
        1995;
Whereas the Biden administration's plan to open a United States consulate in 
        Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians could be viewed as a challenge 
        to--

    (1) Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem; and

    (2) Jerusalem's status as an undivided city;

Whereas such plan has received bipartisan criticism among members of the 
        Government of the United States and the Government of Israel;
Whereas the Palestinian Authority has stated that the purpose of opening a 
        United States consulate in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians is to 
        divide the city; and
Whereas the opening and maintenance of a new and unnecessary consulate in 
        Jerusalem would require a substantial expenditure of American taxpayer 
        funds: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Congress opposes the establishment of a new United 
        States consulate in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians;
            (2) establishing such a consulate would violate the intent 
        of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995;
            (3) any establishment of a new consulate or diplomatic 
        mission in Jerusalem should not move forward without 
        congressional approval through the passage of new legislation; 
        and
            (4) the presence of a United States diplomatic mission 
        devoted to a non-state actor in Israel's sovereign capital 
        would be an affront to the territorial integrity of a long-
        standing United States partner and ally.
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