US Congress House Bill 114 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 22-2)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015 States that it is U.S. policy: (1) to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, and (2) that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem not later than January 1, 2017. Amends the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department of State acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. Requires any official U.S. document which lists countries and their capital cities to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Limits appropriations that may be obligated in FY2015 for Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. States that for each of FY2015-FY2016, of funds authorized to be appropriated for Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad, necessary sums should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment in Jerusalem of the U.S. Embassy in Israel.

Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015

Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
2015-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2015-01-06	House	Introduced in House

SB117 (Related) 2015-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/114/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr114/BILLS-114hr114ih.pdf