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HR 263 115th Congress House

United States Sovereignty and Commercial Freedom Act

Official title: To render United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 null and void as a matter of United States law, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arab-Israeli relationsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadInternational law and treatiesIsrael
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Sovereignty and Commercial Freedom Act

This bill declares that U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334 shall have no force or effect under U.S. law, and the United States shall not be bound by any provision of such resolution.

Resolution 2334 characterizes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and demands cessation of settlement activities.

Nothing in such resolution or in any subsequently adopted Security Council resolution relating to Israel may be used to establish or demonstrate the existence of a violation of U.S. law or an offence against the law of nations in U.S. courts, including by giving standing, a cause of action, or a source of damages.

Any reference to Israel in U.S. law, or in any treaty or other international agreement to which both the United States and Israel are parties, shall be interpreted to include any territory over which Israel exercises civil jurisdiction, including East Jerusalem, Areas "C" and "H2" of the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 11, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 11, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 9, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jan 9, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jan 9, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 9, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jan 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 263: United States Sovereignty and Commercial Freedom Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-263/
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"H.R. 263: United States Sovereignty and Commercial Freedom Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-263/.
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H.R. 263, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-263/.
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