House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ron DeSantis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 21, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 21, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4718.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSANTIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 209, December 21, 2017, Page H10420):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;), and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 567 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4718, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4718
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
362ae9e89bf420397b3a8f1d5fcafe9e4dbd0b86818578e309ff0863873d2b64
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4718, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
30 cosponsors — 30 Republicans
0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Luke Messer (R-IN), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Lee Zeldin (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis.
- H.Res. 259 (115th) Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
- H.R. 883 (115th) Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017
- H.R. 3737 (115th) Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017
- H.R. 2327 (115th) PAWS Act of 2017
- H.R. 4494 (115th) Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- H.R. 4274 (115th) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.