IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 793 

Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 

2023 attack on Israel. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 17, 2023 

Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mr. HILL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. LEE of California, 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. BOST, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DONALDS, 

Mr. NICKEL, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. TENNEY, 

Mr. POSEY, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WILD, Mr. COSTA, Mr. TORRES of New 

York, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 

CARSON, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LANDSMAN, 

Ms. MACE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. WALBERG, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. STEIL, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. 

BUDZINSKI, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 

MCCORMICK, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. IVEY, Mr. STANTON, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, 

Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 

WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 

Mr. MORAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 

MANNING, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BAIRD, 

Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. KILMER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. PORTER, 

Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 

RYAN, Mr. DUARTE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, 

Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Mr. CROW, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 

SWALWELL, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, 

Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mr. LIEU, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CASAR, Mr. ROBERT

GARCIA of California, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. EVANS, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. 

MOULTON, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. OMAR, Mr. 

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sissippi, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 

KUSTOFF, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. MFUME, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. CHU, 

Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. KEATING, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. DE LA

CRUZ, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 

Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. ROSS, Ms. MENG, Ms. 

DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. 

SORENSEN, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CLYDE, 

Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BALINT, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MANN, Mr. CASE, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

GREEN of Tennessee, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. 

COURTNEY, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. 

BILIRAKIS, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. RAMIREZ, and Mr. STAUBER) submitted the 

following resolution 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken 

during October 2023 attack on Israel. 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack from Gaza into Israel and against the 

Israeli people; 

Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the Israeli military confirmed 

that Hamas killed more than 1,400 people in the attack; 

Whereas, on October 15, 2023, the United States Department of State confirmed that at least 30 Americans were 

killed in the attack; 

Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the Israeli military confirmed 

that Hamas was holding 199 hostages in Gaza who were 

abducted during the attack; 


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Whereas Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions 

states that the taking of hostages is and shall remain 

prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever; 

Whereas, on October 10, 2023, President Joe Biden confirmed that Americans are known to be among the hostages; 

Whereas it is reported that children and senior citizens are 

among the hostages; and 

Whereas Hamas has threatened to execute hostages and videotape the killings: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns Hamas for its brutal attack on 

3 Israel; 

4 (2) condemns Hamas for the taking of hos5 tages; 

6 (3) condemns Hamas for threats made against 

7 hostages; 

8 (4) demands that Hamas immediately release 

9 all hostages and return them to safety; 

10 (5) recognizes that the taking of hostages is a 

11 violation of international humanitarian law; and 

12 (6) expresses sympathy to the hostages, wound13 ed, deceased, and their families for this travesty to 

14 justice and personal hardship. 

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