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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 98 

Affirming the vital importance to the United States and its allies and partners 

of actions necessary to preserve peace, security, and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2024 

Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas (for himself, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. BAIRD, 

Mr. MILLS, Mr. LUTTRELL, and Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina) submitted 

the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Affirming the vital importance to the United States and 

its allies and partners of actions necessary to preserve 

peace, security, and freedom of navigation in the Red 

Sea and Gulf of Aden. 

Whereas the Iranian-backed Houthis, have launched more 

than 45 attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf 

of Aden since November 19, 2023; 

Whereas the Red Sea is a vital artery for trade and commerce, accounting for nearly 15 percent of the world’s 

maritime traffic; 


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Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran and it’s Hezbollah 

proxies are actively threatening regional and global stability by providing funding, training and advance missiles 

and drones, and other forms of support to the Houthis; 

Whereas this support has enabled the Houthis to attack commercial shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden region; 

Whereas the United States and its allies and regional partners have engaged in extensive activities to secure maritime freedom in the Gulf of Aden; 

Whereas, on January 11, 2024, 2 United States Navy 

SEALs were killed in action during an operation to seize 

Iranian weapons bound for the Houthis; 

Whereas the Iran-backed Houthis’ continued attacks on 

United States and allied interests in the Red Sea and 

Gulf of Aden region is having a significant economic impact, including increased shipping costs and shipping 

delays; 

Whereas the United States and its allies have demonstrated 

their commitment to supporting freedom of navigation in 

the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden; and 

Whereas the free flow of trade through the Red Sea and Gulf 

of Aden region is of vital interests to the United States 

and the global economy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That— 

3 (1) it is the sense of Congress that— 

4 (A) United States forces in the Gulf of 

5 Aden and Red Sea should take actions nec6 essary to restore deterrence against threats to 


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1 safeguard the safety and security of the inter2 ests of the United States; 

3 (B) the President should continue to con4 sult to the maximum extent practicable with the 

5 leadership of Congress in advance of author6 izing military responses to attacks on United 

7 States forces and interests resulting from the 

8 situation in the gulf; and 

9 (C) the President should report to Con10 gress in a timely manner on incidents involving 

11 the United States forces in the region; 

12 (2) Congress supports the President’s decision 

13 to designate the Houthis as a specially designated 

14 global terrorist group and urges the Secretary of 

15 State to designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist 

16 organization; and 

17 (3) Congress declares its support for protecting 

18 freedom of navigation in the Gulf of Aden and Red 

19 Sea including through initiatives involving coopera20 tion with United States allies and partners, and ap21 propriate actions to combat the threat posed by 

22 Iran-backed terrorism. 

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