[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 346 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 346

 Reaffirming the support of the United States to our strongest ally in 
  the region, Israel, and recognizing the authoritarian and extremist 
   regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a threat to Israel, the 
            region, the United States, and global stability.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2023

  Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. 
Allen, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Trone, Ms. Wild, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Zinke, 
 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Mann, 
 Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
   Walberg, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Sessions, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
  Griffith, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Pence, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. 
  Latta, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. 
Babin, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Harris) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
 Reaffirming the support of the United States to our strongest ally in 
  the region, Israel, and recognizing the authoritarian and extremist 
   regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a threat to Israel, the 
            region, the United States, and global stability.

Whereas the State of Israel was established on May 14, 1948, and, 11 minutes 
        later, President Harry Truman recognized the provisional Jewish 
        Government as the de facto authority of the Jewish State;
Whereas, since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the State has faced a 
        consistent threat to its existence by its neighboring Arab states, 
        fighting seven recognized wars to ensure its survival, and still faces 
        threats by hostile regimes to this day, in particular the Islamic 
        Republic of Iran;
Whereas, since the inception of the State of Israel, the United States has 
        remained a steadfast ally and has provided Israel consistent bilateral 
        assistance and missile defense funding;
Whereas the relationship with Israel is a two-way partnership with the United 
        States, with Israel sharing intelligence on terrorism threats, nuclear 
        proliferation, and provision of cutting-edge technologies that have 
        saved American lives as well as helping to shape the United States 
        approach to homeland security;
Whereas leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran have historically called for the 
        destruction of Israel, with the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 
        calling Israel a ``cancerous tumor'' that ``will undoubtedly be uprooted 
        and destroyed'' in a speech on May 22, 2020, and Lotfollah Dezhkam, a 
        representative for Ayatollah Khamenei, stated in a speech on October 1, 
        2021, ``The global arrogance led by America with complicity of Israel 
        seeks to delay the realization of an important issue, which is the 
        destruction of the Zionist regime.'';
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in acts of aggression with 
        Israel, executing a cyberattack on April 24 and 25, 2020, on water 
        supplies in at least two locations in Israel, attacking an Israeli-owned 
        commercial ship in the Indian Ocean on July 3, 2021, and providing 
        weapons, training, and funding to its proxy terrorist group, Hezbollah, 
        and also provides funding for Hamas and other terrorist groups, which 
        have continuously attacked Israel from both Lebanon and Syria;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has continuously threatened the United 
        States and, in 2021, sent members of the regime to kill Masih Alinejad, 
        an Iranian-American human rights activist, on American soil;
Whereas, on March 23, 2023, a suspected Iranian drone attacked a coalition base 
        in Syria, injuring four American troops, and according to the United 
        States military, United States troops have been attacked by Iranian-
        backed groups roughly 78 times since 2021;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has enough enriched uranium to build 
        ``several'' nuclear weapons according to January 2023 reports from the 
        United Nations, and reports from March 2023 show that Iran has allegedly 
        made a deal with Russia to guarantee deliveries of enriched uranium; and
Whereas should the Islamic Republic of Iran build a nuclear weapon, Israel, the 
        United States, and the world may be at risk of an unprovoked nuclear 
        attack and increasing global instability: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the State of Israel as our strongest ally in 
        the region and reaffirms the support of the United States for 
        Israel to actively defend its right to existence;
            (2) stands firmly in defense of Israel and its citizens; 
        and
            (3) believes the United States and international community 
        must ensure the Islamic Republic of Iran does not build or 
        acquire any nuclear weapons.
                                 <all>