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.

Bill: 117-hconres-100
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-14
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 100 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 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

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.