US Congress Senate Bill 604 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013 - States that it is U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. 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 FY2013 for Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. States that for each of FY2014-FY2015, 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 2013

Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB104 (Related) 2013-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
HB252 (Related) 2013-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/604/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s604/BILLS-113s604is.pdf