[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 466--HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OF THE UNITED STATES WHO CARRIED OUT THE MISSION 
          THAT KILLED QASEM SOLEIMANI, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Ms. McSally, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Hyde-
Smith, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
Hawley, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Perdue, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
Sasse, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rounds, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. McConnell) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations:

                              S. Res. 466

       Whereas, on January 2, 2020, United States personnel killed 
     terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani during the course of a 
     targeted strike against terrorists engaged in planning 
     imminent attacks against United States persons and personnel;
       Whereas Qasem Soleimani was the leader of the Islamic 
     Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) terrorist 
     organization, a global terrorism threat to the United States 
     and the international community;
       Whereas Qasem Soleimani was the architect of terrorist 
     attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere that killed 
     hundreds of United States personnel, including with weapons 
     and improvised explosives provided directly by the IRGC-QF;
       Whereas Qasem Soleimani planned or supported numerous other 
     deadly terrorist attacks against the United States and its 
     allies, including the 2011 plot to assassinate the Saudi 
     Arabian Ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir while 
     he was in the United States and the December 31, 2019, attack 
     on the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, as well as 
     planned attacks in Germany, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Kenya, Bahrain, 
     Turkey, and elsewhere;
       Whereas, under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, 
     the Department of the Treasury designated Qasem Soleimani for 
     the imposition of sanctions under Executive Order 13224 (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and 
     prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to 
     commit, or support terrorism) for plotting to assassinate the 
     Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States, under 
     Executive Order 13382 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     blocking property of weapons of mass destruction 
     proliferators and their supporters) based on Qasem 
     Soleimani's relationship to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
     Corps, and under Executive Order 13572 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 
     relating to blocking property of certain persons with respect 
     to human rights abuses in Syria);
       Whereas the valiant members of the United States Armed 
     Forces have courageously and vigorously pursued the IRGC-QF 
     and its affiliates in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the 
     world;
       Whereas the anonymous, unsung heroes of the intelligence 
     community of the United States have pursued the IRGC-QF and 
     its affiliates in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world 
     with tremendous dedication, sacrifice, and professionalism;
       Whereas, although the death of Qasem Soleimani represents a 
     significant blow to the IRGC-QF and its affiliates and to 
     terrorist organizations around the world, terrorism remains a 
     critical threat to the national security of the United 
     States;
       Whereas Qasem Soleimani and the IRGC-QF have provided 
     critical support to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria 
     and pursued the targeted killing and ethnic cleansing of 
     hundreds of thousands of Sunni Muslims across the Middle 
     East; and
       Whereas the IRGC-QF supports terrorist groups around the 
     world, including Kata'ib Hezbollah, the Taliban, Lebanese 
     Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular 
     Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, and 
     under Presidents George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump, the 
     Department of the Treasury designated the IRGC-QF for the 
     imposition of sanctions under Executive Order 13224 for 
     providing material support to terrorist organizations and as 
     a foreign terrorist organization: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) declares that the death of Qasem Soleimani represents a 
     measure of justice and relief for the families and friends of 
     the hundreds of men and women of the United States who lost 
     their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, the men and women around 
     the world who have been killed by other attacks sponsored by 
     the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF), 
     and the men and women of the Armed Forces and the 
     intelligence community of the United States who have 
     sacrificed their lives pursuing Qasem Soleimani and the IRGC-
     QF;
       (2) commends the men and women of the Armed Forces and the 
     intelligence community of the United States for the 
     tremendous commitment, perseverance, professionalism, and 
     sacrifice they displayed in disrupting imminent terrorist 
     attacks planned by Qasem Soleimani;
       (3) commends the men and women of the Armed Forces and the 
     intelligence community of the United States for committing 
     themselves to defeating, disrupting, and dismantling the 
     IRGC-QF;
       (4) commends the President for ordering the successful 
     operations to locate and eliminate Qasem Soleimani; and
       (5) reaffirms its commitment to disrupting, dismantling, 
     and defeating the IRGC-QF and affiliated organizations around 
     the world that threaten the national security of the United 
     States and to bringing terrorists to justice.

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