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HCONRES 306 99th Congress House International Affairs Catholic Church Israel Recognition (International law) Vatican Vatican City

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.

Introduced: March 21, 1986 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 99th Congress
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 31, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 21, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 21, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should grant recognition to and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.

What's happening now March 31, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 14, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 14, 1986
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 21, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 306: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-306/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 306: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-306/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 306, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-306/.
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[H. Con. Res. 306: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-306/)
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