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Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.

Introduced: September 19, 2013 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 16, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Aug 1, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congratulates: (1) the residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the 46th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification, and (2) the people of Israel on the 65th anniversary of their independence.

Expresses the belief that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected, and reaffirms Israel's right to take necessary steps to prevent Jerusalem's future division.

Calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to affirm as a matter of U.S. policy that Jerusalem must remain Israel's undivided capital.

Urges the President to discontinue the waiver contained in the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and begin the process of relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

What's happening now August 16, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 2
Forbes, J.
· Sep 19, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Sep 12, 2013
Price, Tom
· Sep 9, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Sep 9, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Aug 1, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Aug 1, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Aug 1, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· Aug 1, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Aug 1, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 48: Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-48/
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"H. Con. Res. 48: Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-48/.
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