Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Israel maintains sovereignty over the Temple Mount and recognizing the importance of religious freedom for all on the Temple Mount.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 852 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 852

   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Israel 
    maintains sovereignty over the Temple Mount and recognizing the 
      importance of religious freedom for all on the Temple Mount.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2025

  Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Israel 
    maintains sovereignty over the Temple Mount and recognizing the 
      importance of religious freedom for all on the Temple Mount.

Whereas the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism, and a holy 
        site for Christians and Muslims alike;
Whereas, roughly 3,000 years ago in the 10th Century BC, the First Temple was 
        constructed upon the Temple Mount, commonly known as ``Solomon's 
        Temple'', and was destroyed in the 6th Century BC;
Whereas, in approximately 516 BC, the Second Temple was constructed upon the 
        Temple Mount, commonly known as ``Herod's Temple'', and was destroyed in 
        approximately 70 AD;
Whereas, for roughly 3,000 years, the Temple Mount's has remained the holiest 
        site in Judaism, and the Jewish people's connection to the Temple Mount 
        has been demonstrated by archaeological evidence, biblical texts, and 
        historical records;
Whereas, during the Six-Day War, Israel reunified Jerusalem in 1967 and all of 
        Jerusalem has remained under Israeli sovereignty since then;
Whereas, in 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to its previous holdings in 
        Jerusalem;
Whereas, in 1990, the Congress unanimously adopted S. Con. Res. 106, which 
        declares that the Congress ``strongly believes that Jerusalem must 
        remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and 
        religious group are protected'';
Whereas, in 1992, the House of Representatives and Senate unanimously passed S. 
        Con. Res. 113, a resolution honoring the 25th anniversary of the 
        reunification of Jerusalem and expressing that the Congress strongly 
        believes that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city and recognizing 
        Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem;
Whereas, in 1995, the House of Representatives and the Senate overwhelmingly 
        passed S. 1322 (P.L. 104-45), the Jerusalem Embassy Act which states 
        that the Policy of the United States is that Jerusalem should remain an 
        undivided city and the capital of the State of Israel;
Whereas, 23 years after the passage of the Jerusalem Embassy Act, President 
        Donald J. Trump moved the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem 
        and recognized Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of 
        Israel;
Whereas Israel upholds religious freedom for all by ensuring access to holy 
        sites for people of all faiths, however, Jewish and Christian rights on 
        the Temple Mount are severely restricted as compared to the rights of 
        Muslims;
Whereas Muslims can currently enter the Temple Mount from 11 different gates, 
        but non-Muslims can only enter the Temple Mount from 1 gate;
Whereas the hours of the lone non-Muslim gate is severely restricted compared to 
        the Muslim gates to the Temple Mount;
Whereas non-Muslims are not permitted access to the Temple Mount on Friday or 
        Saturday, preventing Jews from observing Shabbat upon the Temple Mount;
Whereas international actors that seek to downplay the connection of the Jewish 
        people to the Temple Mount are distorting history and increasing 
        tensions;
Whereas the October 7th Massacres carried out by Hamas and other terrorist 
        organizations desecrated the Temple Mount by referring to these 
        terrorist attacks as the ``Al-Aqsa Flood''; and
Whereas the United States has long championed religious liberty and recognizes 
        Israel's sovereign right to protect and preserve its religious and 
        historic sites for members of all faiths: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) affirms the inalienable right of the Jewish people to 
        full access the Temple Mount and the right to pray and worship 
        on the Temple Mount, consistent with the principles of 
        religious freedom;
            (2) recognizes the integral role of the Temple Mount to the 
        Jewish people's heritage and history;
            (3) supports the Government of Israel in its efforts to 
        safeguard the rights of Muslim worshippers, and integrity of 
        Islamic structures there, in accordance with Israel's current 
        policies; and
            (4) reaffirms its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's 
        undivided capital, as reaffirmed repeatedly in United States 
        policy and law, which includes Israeli sovereignty over the 
        Temple Mount.
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