[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 814 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 814

  Calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to invoke 
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and conduct a military campaign 
          against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2016

Mr. Young of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mrs. 
   Brooks of Indiana) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to invoke 
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and conduct a military campaign 
          against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Whereas Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists killed 130 people and 
        wounded 368 in a series of attacks throughout Paris, France, on November 
        13, 2015;
Whereas ISIS-inspired terrorists killed 14 people and wounded 22 in an attack at 
        the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, on December 2, 
        2015;
Whereas ISIS terrorists killed 32 people and wounded over 300 in attacks at the 
        airport and subway system in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016;
Whereas an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 49 people and wounded 53 in an attack 
        at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016;
Whereas ISIS terrorists killed 44 people and wounded 239 in an attack at the 
        airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 28, 2016;
Whereas ISIS continues to disseminate propaganda and inspire additional 
        terrorist attacks against North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
        member states;
Whereas the radical, hate-filled, and odious ideology of ISIS opposes the 
        fundamental values and guiding principles of the NATO alliance and its 
        member states;
Whereas ISIS continues its campaign of murder, hatred, and intimidation against 
        NATO member states; and
Whereas ISIS presents a threat to the national security of the members of the 
        NATO alliance: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), 
        its ideology, its past attacks, and its ongoing campaign of 
        atrocities in the strongest possible terms;
            (2) calls upon the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        (NATO) to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and 
        declare that the ISIS attacks against France, Belgium, the 
        United States, and Turkey represent attacks against all NATO 
        members;
            (3) urges NATO to organize and conduct a military campaign 
        against ISIS with the objective of the destruction of the 
        terrorist organization;
            (4) calls upon all NATO members to participate in combat 
        operations against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere as 
        needed;
            (5) advises NATO to increase information and intelligence 
        sharing between NATO members with the goal of improving 
        counterterrorism capabilities and operations;
            (6) requests that NATO increase coordination and 
        information sharing with the European Union;
            (7) urges NATO to reassess its counterterrorism strategy in 
        order to more effectively address the threat from ISIS; and
            (8) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to 
        supporting the NATO alliance and destroying ISIS.
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