IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 834 

Supporting, recognizing, and establishing legislation that affirms the sense 

of Congress that Israel ought to be provided with sufficient material 

to defend itself against rocket artillery attacks from Hamas and its 

allies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Ms. CARAVEO, and Mr. SCHNEIDER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting, recognizing, and establishing legislation that affirms the sense of Congress that Israel ought to be 

provided with sufficient material to defend itself against 

rocket artillery attacks from Hamas and its allies. 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas carried out an unprovoked attack on the State of Israel, in 

which they launched thousands of rockets, murdering innocent civilians including noncombatant women, children, 

and the elderly; 

Whereas Hamas is designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization, and whose founding charter 

expressly commits to destroying the State of Israel; 


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•HRES 834 IH 

Whereas, as of October 16, 2023, Hamas launched an 

unprovoked attack which killed 1,400 Israelis and captured up to 200 hostages; 

Whereas this gruesome and unprovoked attack took place on 

Shabbat, on the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat 

Torah in Israel, and on the 50th anniversary of the start 

of the Yom Kippur War; 

Whereas the Israeli Defense Forces have reported that 

Hamas fired nearly 2,500 rockets in the initial wave of 

the attack, while Hamas claims an even greater amount 

of 5,000; 

Whereas the Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system designed to protect against rocket artillery; 

Whereas the Iron Dome, using interceptor missiles, prioritizes 

the defense of heavily populated civilian areas and has an 

estimated success rate between 90 and 97 percent; 

Whereas Hamas has developed intricate means of obtaining 

rockets and restocking their arsenal, to include the use 

of covert tunnels and overseas smuggling; 

Whereas Iran has provided ballistic missiles to Hamas via 

tunnel and sea, in defiance of embargoes, blockades, and 

international pressure; 

Whereas Hamas admits to manufacturing their own rockets 

from water pipes and other infrastructure related material, with an effective range between 10 and 250 kilometers; 

Whereas Hamas’ domestic manufacturing and illicit acquisition of rockets allows them to quickly develop and replenish their offensive capabilities; and 


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•HRES 834 IH 

Whereas the speed of Hamas’ rockets and their close proximity to densely populated Israeli areas give a minute or 

less in many cases for Israel to deploy countermeasures: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes Israel as one of the closest allies 

3 of the United States and holds the protection of the 

4 Israeli people from Hamas indiscriminate rocket fire 

5 as a matter of the utmost importance; 

6 (2) condemns Hamas’ barbaric terrorist at7 tacks; 

8 (3) supports Israel’s right to protect itself from 

9 terrorist attacks, and recognizes the salient nature 

10 of interceptor missiles to the Israeli Defense Force’s 

11 efforts in protecting the Israeli people against 

12 Hamas’ rocket attacks; 

13 (4) calls upon the House of Representatives to 

14 ensure that Israel’s need for interceptor missiles is 

15 accounted for in any Act appropriating or author16 izing funds in response to the October 7, 2023, at17 tack on Israel by Hamas; and 

18 (5) condemns the countries or groups directly 

19 or indirectly facilitating Hamas’ antisemitic attacks 

20 against Israel. 

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