[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3825]
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SA 6621. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1271. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCING AND EXPANDING THE
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ARMS EMBARGO ON
SUDAN.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the current war and atrocities taking place in Sudan by
the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces
(RSF), and allied militias must end immediately;
(2) the international community must condemn the atrocities
taking place in Sudan;
(3) the United Nations Security Council should--
(A) expand the Darfur arms embargo to apply to all
territory and actors within the internationally recognized
borders of Sudan;
(B) expand the Darfur arms embargo to include dual-use
equipment under the list of prohibited material; and
(C) establish a more stringent sanctions enforcement regime
to ensure actors violating the current Darfur arms embargo
are held accountable;
(4) the U.S. government should--
(A) increase and develop improved mechanisms for monitoring
and documenting atrocities and weapons supply chains into and
across Sudan; and
(B) use its voice and vote at the UN Security Council to
better enforce the current arms embargo on Darfur and expand
the embargo to all of Sudan; and
(5) the United Nations, the African Union, and other allies
and partners should--
(A) press the United Nations, the African Union, and other
allies and partners to condemn the atrocities taking place in
Sudan;
(B) call for a more effective and inclusive arms embargo on
Sudan;
(C) work to ensure unfettered delivery of humanitarian aid
across Sudan;
(D) support a mechanism to protect civilians;
(E) use their influence to pressure the SAF, RSF, and
allied militias to end this conflict; and
(F) exert pressure on regional and external actors to stop
arming and financially supporting the belligerent parties and
adhere to the arms embargo in Sudan.
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