[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 768 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 768

  Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war 
                launched by Hamas and other terrorists.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2023

  Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. 
   Scalise, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
Stefanik, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Phillips, Mr. 
 Jackson of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Lawler, 
Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Turner, Ms. Manning, 
     Mr. Jordan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Smith of 
 Washington, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Keating, 
Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Ms. 
   Wild, Mr. Barr, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Kim of 
   California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lieu, Ms. 
  Tenney, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. 
 Diaz-Balart, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
  Van Drew, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Bera, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. 
Williams of Georgia, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Strickland, Mr. 
Rogers of Kentucky, Ms. Titus, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Balderson, 
Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Nehls, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Davis 
 of North Carolina, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
  Huizenga, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Guest, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
 Trone, Mr. Womack, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Pappas, Mr. James, 
     Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bergman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
  Fitzgerald, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
 Thompson of California, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Yakym, Ms. Meng, Mr. Smith of 
Missouri, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Gallagher, 
 Ms. Balint, Mrs. Bice, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Mast, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Mann, 
  Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
   Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
 LaTurner, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
     Mr. Bean of Florida, Ms. Craig, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Mullin, Mr. 
  D'Esposito, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Kelly of 
 Pennsylvania, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. 
Van Orden, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Ms. Salinas, Mrs. 
  Houchin, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Johnson of 
Ohio, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Self, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Molinaro, Ms. Hoyle of 
   Oregon, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Allred, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
Lucas, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Latta, Ms. Stevens, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Larson of 
Connecticut, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Higgins of New 
 York, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
  Fulcher, Ms. Ross, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Lee of 
Nevada, Mr. Fry, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
  Vasquez, Mr. Cline, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Nunn of 
   Iowa, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
Kilmer, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Allen, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Williams of 
New York, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
 Lamborn, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Ogles, Ms. 
  Sherrill, Mr. McCormick, Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Soto, Mrs. 
 McClain, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Wexton, Mr. 
    Flood, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Mooney, Mr. 
  Menendez, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. 
     Carbajal, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Issa, Ms. 
Schakowsky, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Correa, Mr. Carl, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
 Miller of Ohio, Ms. Porter, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Carter 
of Georgia, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Comer, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. 
Banks, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Griffith, 
 Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Hill, Ms. Lois Frankel of 
    Florida, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. 
    DeSaulnier, Mr. Alford, Ms. Perez, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
Cleaver, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Carey, 
  Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Moore of 
Utah, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
   Zinke, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Smith of 
 Nebraska, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Peters, 
   Mr. Crane, Mr. Himes, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
   Stanton, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Rose, Ms. Leger 
      Fernandez, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Crow, Mr. Kelly of 
Mississippi, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Scott Franklin of 
Florida, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Mills, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Brown, 
Mr. Burchett, Mr. Case, Mr. Baird, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Pfluger, 
Mr. Lynch, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Hageman, 
   Mr. Casten, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Foster, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. 
 Davids of Kansas, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ezell, 
  Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of 
  South Dakota, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Van Duyne, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
 Timmons, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Santos, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Posey, Mr. Moore of 
Alabama, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kiley, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Quigley, 
    Mr. Meuser, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. De La Cruz, Ms. Kelly of 
Illinois, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Curtis, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Estes, 
  Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Crawford, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, 
 Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Frost, Mr. Perry, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
     Jackson of North Carolina, Ms. Lee of Florida, Ms. Adams, Mr. 
Rutherford, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Casar, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Strong, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Cherfilus-
   McCormick, Mr. Rosendale, Mrs. Peltola, Mr. Buck, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. 
  Castro of Texas, Mr. Bost, Mr. Duarte, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Thompson of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. 
LaMalfa, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Arrington, and Mr. Garcia 
            of Illinois) submitted the following resolution

                            October 25, 2023

              Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war 
                launched by Hamas and other terrorists.

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched a massive, unprovoked war 
        on Israel by air, land, and sea, including firing thousands of rockets;
Whereas this heinous assault took place just after the 50th anniversary of the 
        start of the multi-front 1973 Yom Kippur War against Israel;
Whereas Hamas terrorists crossed the land border and began slaughtering Israelis 
        and abducting hostages in towns in southern Israel, including children 
        and the elderly;
Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas launched over 4,500 rockets into southern 
        and central Israel;
Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists have killed over 900 Israelis 
        and injured more than 2,600 others;
Whereas at least 11 United States citizens in Israel are among those killed by 
        Hamas since October 7, 2023;
Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas is directly responsible for the deaths of 
        hundreds of Palestinians;
Whereas the expansion of this war to other fronts by Hezbollah, Iran, or others 
        would create an even more devastating regional catastrophe;
Whereas Hamas is a United States-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization;
Whereas Iran has long provided support to Hamas and other terrorist groups and 
        proxies, and prior United States Government unclassified assessments 
        indicated that, ``Iran has historically provided up to $100 million 
        annually in combined support to Palestinian terrorist groups, including 
        Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and the Popular Front for the 
        Liberation of Palestine-General Command'';
Whereas Hamas used rudimentary, civilian equipment, such as bulldozers, 
        paragliders, and rubber boats in its assault on Israel, demonstrating 
        the importance of fully enforcing tight controls on what materials go 
        into the Gaza Strip, including through thorough vetting of assistance;
Whereas under the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding, the United 
        States pledged to provide Israel $3.3 billion per year in Foreign 
        Military Financing Program assistance and $500 million per year in 
        missile defense for 10 years, which Congress has appropriated annually;
Whereas section 1273 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 authorized not less than $3.3 
        billion in Foreign Military Financing Program assistance for Israel for 
        each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2028, in accordance with the 2016 
        U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding;
Whereas Congress has responded with additional appropriations beyond the terms 
        of the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding as needed, including 
        in March 2022 when Congress appropriated an additional $1 billion for 
        Iron Dome defense system after the May 2021 conflict in which Hamas 
        launched more than 4,400 rockets at Israel; and
Whereas Israel is a major non-NATO ally and Major Strategic Partner of the 
        United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) stands with Israel as it defends itself against the 
        barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists;
            (2) reaffirms Israel's right to self-defense;
            (3) condemns Hamas' brutal war against Israel;
            (4) calls on all countries to unequivocally condemn Hamas' 
        brutal war against Israel;
            (5) calls on Hamas to immediately cease these violent 
        attacks and safely release all living hostages and return the 
        bodies of deceased hostages;
            (6) mourns the over 900 Israelis and 11 Americans killed 
        and over 2,600 others wounded in Hamas' unprovoked attack on 
        Israel;
            (7) reaffirms the United States commitment to Israel's 
        security, including through security assistance in accordance 
        with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding;
            (8) urges full enforcement of the Taylor Force Act (title X 
        of division S of Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat. 1143) and other 
        restrictions in United States law to prevent United States 
        foreign assistance from benefiting terrorists, directly or 
        indirectly;
            (9) condemns Iran's support for terrorist groups and 
        proxies, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad;
            (10) urges full enforcement of United States sanctions 
        against Iran to prevent Iran's funding of terrorist groups, 
        including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; and
            (11) stands ready to assist Israel with emergency resupply 
        and other security, diplomatic, and intelligence support.
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