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HR 4181 105th Congress House

Jerusalem and Berlin Embassy Relocation Act of 1998

Official title: To require the expenditure of funds for the construction of United States chancery facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem in such a manner as to ensure comparable … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the expenditure of funds for the construction of United States chancery facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem in such a manner as to ensure comparable rates of construction and occupation of the 2 facilities.

Introduced: June 25, 1998 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Department of StateEconomics and Public FinanceEmbassiesEuropeGermanyGovernment Operations and PoliticsIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaRelocation of federal installations
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 25, 1998
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jerusalem and Berlin Embassy Relocation Act of 1998 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should proceed simultaneously with the design, construction, and occupancy of an embassy in Berlin, the capital of Germany, and in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.

Prohibits the expenditure of certain Department of State appropriations for the construction of chancery facilities in Berlin, Germany, unless construction of chancery facilities in Jerusalem, Israel, has either commenced or commences simultaneously in a manner to ensure comparable rates of construction and completion of the two facilities. Declares that no chancery facilities in Berlin, Germany, shall be occupied or used unless prior to or simultaneous with such occupancy and use, the United States has opened chancery facilities in Jerusalem, Israel.

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 Cosponsors 3
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FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 21, 1998
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 25, 1998
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 25, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4181: Jerusalem and Berlin Embassy Relocation Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4181/
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"H.R. 4181: Jerusalem and Berlin Embassy Relocation Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4181/.
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