Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 684
115th Congress(2017-2018)
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.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 11, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 11, 2018
Latest Action
Jan 11, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
684
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Jersey
Republican
Florida
Republican
Florida
Democrat
New York
Democrat
New York
House Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Affirms the President's December 6, 2017, proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announcing the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Israel as soon as practicable.

Opposes and calls for the repeal of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/19 of December 21, 2017, which criticizes U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Reaffirms that a sustainable peace agreement will only result from direct, bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and cannot be imposed by international organizations.

Text (1)
January 11, 2018
Actions (2)
01/11/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
01/11/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:56 PM