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S 1323 104th Congress Senate

Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 1995

Official title: A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 13, 1995
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 1995 - Declares it to be U.S. policy that: (1) Jerusalem remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic religious group are protected; (2) Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and (3) the U.S. Embassy in Israel be relocated to Jerusalem no later than May 31, 1999.

States that not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated for FY 1999 to the Department of State for "Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad" may be obligated in the fiscal year until the Secretary of State determines, and reports to the Congress, that the Embassy has opened.

Makes specified amounts of such funds available until expended in certain fiscal years only for construction and other costs associated with relocating the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on: (1) the Department of State's plan to implement this Act; and (2) progress made toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

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  • S 1322 Identical bill Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 23, 1995
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 13, 1995
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Oct 13, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1323: Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1323/
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