SJR22 Summary

• Recognizes Jerusalem as the eternal undivided capital of Israel and affirms the U.S. Embassy relocation to Jerusalem.

• References Alabama's 1943 unanimous resolution supporting establishment of a Jewish state, occurring 5 years before Israel's founding in 1948.

• Notes the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act passed by Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, which required the U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem by 1999.

• Acknowledges that successive presidents of both parties delayed the embassy move for over two decades until December 6, 2017, when the U.S. announced it would implement the 1995 law.

• Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the President, Alabama's U.S. Congressional delegation, all state governors, and the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.