IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2017 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Roskam , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Norman , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Rokita , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Pittenger , and Mr. Meadows ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing strong disapproval of the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ES–10/L.22, which rejects United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Whereas Congress overwhelmingly approved the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–45 ), requiring the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to the city of Jerusalem not later than May 31, 1999; Whereas, on December 6, 2017, the President issued a Presidential proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and directing the Department of State to prepare to move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; Whereas, on December 21, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ES–10/L.22, which rejects United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, with 128 countries voting in favor, 9 countries voting against, and 35 countries abstaining; and Whereas the United States is a sovereign country with the right to determine where to establish its embassies and the exercise of this right is also in the national interests and security of the United States: Now, therefore, be it