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HCONRES 108 101th Congress House International Affairs Catholic Church Israel Recognition (International law) Vatican City

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.

Introduced: May 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 22, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from State.
May 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 4, 1989
Introduced in House
May 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should grant recognition to and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.

What's happening now May 22, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from State.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 4, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 4, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 108: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-108/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 108: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-108/.
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H. Con. Res. 108, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-108/.
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[H. Con. Res. 108: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-108/)
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