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SRES 167 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Arab-Israeli relations Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Israel Middle East Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

A resolution relating to the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem.

Introduced: May 17, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3018-3019)
May 17, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) it should be U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, and (2) the U.S. Embassy should be relocated to Jerusalem.

What's happening now May 17, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3018-3019)

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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 17, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 17, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 167: A resolution relating to the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-167/
MLA
"S. Res. 167: A resolution relating to the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-167/.
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S. Res. 167, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-167/.
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[S. Res. 167: A resolution relating to the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-167/)
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