To provide for the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation to Jerusalem of the United States Embassy in Israel.
What it does: Adds SEC. 1088. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1088. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 382 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "biological or chemical" each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b).
Inserted: SEC. 1088. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM.
Inserted: (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the state of Israel, both de jure and de facto.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
Inserted: (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and
Inserted: religious group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967;
Inserted: (2) every citizen of Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of Jerusalem;
Inserted: (3) the President and the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel;
Inserted: (4) the President should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and
Inserted: (5) United States officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this subject.
Inserted: (c) Amendment of Waiver Authority.--The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) is amended--
Inserted: (1) by striking section 7; and
Inserted: (2) by redesignating section 8 as section 7.
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Inserted: (d) Identification of Jerusalem on Government Documents.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1137. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Kirk) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1088. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the state of Israel, both de jure and de facto.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and
religious group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967;
(2) every citizen of Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of Jerusalem;
(3) the President and the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel;
(4) the President should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and
(5) United States officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this subject.
(c) Amendment of Waiver Authority.--The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) is amended--
(1) by striking section 7; and
(2) by redesignating section 8 as section 7.
(d) Identification of Jerusalem on Government Documents.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8095)
December 1, 2011
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8095)
December 1, 2011
Point of order that the amendment violates Rule XXII raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1137.
December 1, 2011
Amendment SA 1137 ruled non-germane by the chair.
December 1, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8013)
November 30, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7944)
November 29, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7885)
November 28, 2011
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1137 proposed by Senator Ayotte for Senator Heller.
November 18, 2011
Amendment SA 1137 proposed by Senator Ayotte for Senator Heller. (consideration: CR S7804-7808; text: CR S7804-7805) To provide for the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation to Jerusalem of the United States Embassy in Israel.
November 18, 2011
Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2011