[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 559 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 559

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      November 1, 2023.
Whereas an Islamic Republic of Iran that possesses a nuclear weapon would be an 
        unacceptable threat to regional and global security;
Whereas Iran continues to enrich and stockpile uranium far in excess of the 
        limits set under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015);
Whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed in May 2023 that 
        Iran continues to enrich uranium to 60-percent purity;
Whereas the United States Ambassador to the Vienna Office of the United Nations 
        and to the IAEA, Laura Holgate, affirmed ``Iran's production of uranium 
        enriched up to 60 percent has no credible peaceful purpose.'';
Whereas IAEA investigators found uranium particles enriched to 83.7 percent at 
        Iran's Fordow nuclear facility in January 2023;
Whereas uranium enriched to 90 percent is weapons-grade material;
Whereas at a press conference in January 2023, IAEA Director General Rafael 
        Grossi stated regarding Iran: ``One thing is true: They have amassed 
        enough nuclear material for several nuclear weapons.'';
Whereas, in March 2023, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark 
        Milley, testified that ``Iran could produce fissile material for a 
        nuclear weapon in less than two weeks and would only take several more 
        months to produce an actual nuclear weapon.'';
Whereas Iran is now in possession of irreversible and dangerous nuclear 
        knowledge;
Whereas Iran's ongoing nuclear escalation poses a serious threat to the United 
        States and its partners and allies including Israel; and
Whereas international complacency toward Iran's illicit nuclear program 
        threatens the global nonproliferation regime: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives declares it is the policy of the 
United States--
            (1) that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable;
            (2) that Iran must not be able to obtain a nuclear weapon under any 
        circumstances or conditions;
            (3) to use all means necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a 
        nuclear weapon; and
            (4) to recognize and support the freedom of action of partners and 
        allies, including Israel, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear 
        weapon.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.