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Key Vote 115th Congress > Senate > Vote 138
Clerk session vote number: 138
Sponsor: MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) (R-KY)
Description: A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
Bill summary: Recognizes the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification and extends the Senate's friendship and hopes for peace to Jerusalem's residents and Israel's people.
Reaffirms support for Israel's commitment to religious freedom and administration of holy sites in Jerusalem.
Supports strengthening the mutually beneficial American-Israeli relationship.
Commends Egypt and Jordan, former combatant states of the Six Day War, for embracing a vision of peace and coexistence with Israel and continuing to
uphold their respective peace agreements.
Reaffirms: (1) that it is long-standing U.S. bipartisan policy that the permanent status of Jerusalem remains a matter to be decided between the parties through final status negotiations towards a two-state solution; and (2) the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 as U.S. law, and calls upon the President and all U.S. officials to abide by its provisions.
Bill titles: A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov