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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 796 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 796

Condemning foreign nationals in the United States who have endorsed and 
 espoused the actions of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) in Gaza 
who, on October 7, 2023, launched attacks against the State of Israel, 
        and killed innocent Israeli and United States citizens.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 2023

     Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas submitted the following resolution

                            October 25, 2023

 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

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Condemning foreign nationals in the United States who have endorsed and 
 espoused the actions of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) in Gaza 
who, on October 7, 2023, launched attacks against the State of Israel, 
        and killed innocent Israeli and United States citizens.

Whereas entry into the United States for foreign nationals to study, work, and 
        travel is a privilege and intended to benefit the national interest of 
        the United States;
Whereas section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII)) mandates that certain aliens be ineligible 
        for entry into the United States, including anyone who ``endorses or 
        espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or espouse 
        terrorist activity or support a terrorist organization'';
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, members of the Iran-backed Hamas, Palestinian 
        Islamic Jihad, and other designated FTOs from the Gaza Strip invaded the 
        State of Israel in force by land, air, and sea;
Whereas Iran-backed FTO Hezbollah has taken responsibility for firing mortar 
        shells and anti-tank missiles towards Israeli positions along the 
        Lebanese border;
Whereas leaders of Hamas have openly thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for 
        its consistent provision of funding, weapons, and support in the weeks 
        before the attack;
Whereas the terrorist invaders unleashed slaughter and cruelty against the 
        residents of southern Israel, reminiscent of the worst pogroms of 
        history;
Whereas the terrorists operated death squads tasked with exterminating Jews, as 
        well as hostage-taking squads tasked with abducting Jews for ransom, 
        propaganda, and torture, if not simply sadistic pleasure;
Whereas the terrorists murdered at least 1,300 innocent victims, including 
        children;
Whereas the terrorists murdered at least 30 United States citizens;
Whereas the terrorists continue to hold hostage dozens of Israeli and United 
        States citizens;
Whereas the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks represent the deadliest and most 
        savage assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust;
Whereas students at our most elite colleges and universities, including foreign 
        nationals, have celebrated this pogrom and blamed the Jews for their own 
        slaughter at the hands of a savage enemy;
Whereas Hamas called for a ``Day of Rage'' on October 13, 2023, and some 
        individuals in the United States have responded to this call and incited 
        others to endorse and espouse Hamas' actions against Israeli and 
        American civilians;
Whereas there have been violent, anti-Semitic, pro-Hamas riots in the streets of 
        South Florida, Washington, DC, New York City, Pittsburgh, Portland, Los 
        Angeles, and other cities;
Whereas individuals, including foreign nationals, participating in these riots 
        have made calls for intifada, decolonization, jihad, and other similar 
        calls to eliminate the State of Israel; and
Whereas organizers and participants of these riots could include foreign 
        nationals who are in the United States on visas: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls on the President of the United States to enforce 
        existing law to revoke visas and initiate deportation 
        proceedings for any foreign national who has endorsed or 
        espoused the terrorist activities of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic 
        Jihad, Hezbollah, or other FTOs that have participated in 
        terrorist attacks against Israel and United States citizens 
        before, on, or after October 7, 2023;
            (2) affirms that there is no equivalence between the 
        terrorism of Hamas and its backers, on the one hand, and the 
        military action taken by Israel in self-defense, on the other;
            (3) rejects anti-Semitism in all its forms and guises, from 
        full-throated Jew hatred to the subtle anti-Semitism that holds 
        the State of Israel to a different standard than any other 
        nation; and
            (4) commits to honoring the memory of the deceased and 
        never forgetting the unwarranted and unjustified assault on 
        Israel and the Jewish people on October 7, 2023.
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