IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 488 

Calling on the Biden administration to immediately provide Army Tactical 

Missile Systems to Ukraine. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 9, 2023 

Mr. KEAN of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. LIEU, 

Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on the Biden administration to immediately provide 

Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine. 

Whereas the Russian Federation’s brutal and unprovoked 

war of aggression continues to cause death and destruction across Ukraine, wreaking a massive human and economic cost on Ukraine; 

Whereas, following the full-scale invasion on February 24, 

2022, the Government of Ukraine has been requesting 

long-range missiles, including the nearly 200-mile-range 

Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), from its partners to be able to strike key Russian logistics nodes, command and control posts, and other high-value military 

targets deeper into occupied territory that are currently 

out of reach; 


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•HRES 488 IH 

Whereas the United States has yet to fulfill this request from 

the Government of Ukraine out of stated concerns about 

escalating the conflict and cutting too deeply into United 

States stockpiles; 

Whereas the United Kingdom’s provision to the Government 

of Ukraine of ‘‘Storm Shadow’’ cruise missiles, with a 

similar range of over 155 miles, was met with no significant response from the Russian Federation, and provided 

the Ukrainian military with a vital long-range strike capability; 

Whereas the Government of France announced it will provide 

long-range missiles, reportedly the 155-mile range 

SCALP–EG cruise missile, the French variant of the 

Storm Shadow, to the Government of Ukraine; 

Whereas the United States and allied countries collectively 

possess thousands of ATACMS that could be transferred 

to Ukraine and fired from the High Mobility Artillery 

Rocket Systems and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems 

that the Government of Ukraine already operates; 

Whereas the Russian Federation’s arsenal of long-range missiles largely outranges and outnumbers the weapons systems that the Government of Ukraine possesses, forcing 

Ukrainian forces to fight at a significant disadvantage; 

and 

Whereas, reportedly many of the Iranian-made drones that 

devastated Ukrainian civilian infrastructure over the winter of 2022–2023 were based in the illegally occupied 

Crimean Peninsula, which would be in range of 

ATACMS: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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•HRES 488 IH 

1 (1) calls on the United States to immediately 

2 provide Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine in 

3 sufficient quantity to hasten Ukraine’s victory 

4 against Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression while 

5 still maintaining United States military readiness; 

6 (2) calls on United States allies and partners to 

7 transfer similar systems to Ukraine; 

8 (3) expresses concern that the delay in the pro9 vision of this critical weapon system could prolong 

10 the war; and 

11 (4) expresses belief that the expeditious provi12 sion of this critical weapon system will provide the 

13 Ukrainian military with a critical deep-strike capa14 bility they currently lack, disrupt Russia’s 

15 warfighting ability, and could hasten Ukraine’s vic16 tory. 

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