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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 982 

Condemning the continued violence in Sudan and calling on the international 

community to unequivocally support diplomatic efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities, ensure the protection of civilians and secure unfettered access for humanitarian aid. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2024 

Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. JAMES, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. KIM

of California, and Mr. KILDEE) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the continued violence in Sudan and calling 

on the international community to unequivocally support 

diplomatic efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities, 

ensure the protection of civilians and secure unfettered 

access for humanitarian aid. 

Whereas, on April 15, 2023, hostilities broke out in Sudan 

between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary 

force formed from the Janjaweed militia that committed 

acts of genocide in Darfur since 2003, and the Sudanese 

Armed Forces (SAF), which like the RSF has a history 

of committing atrocities both in Sudan’s civil wars and 

against pro-democracy protestors from 2019–2022; 


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Whereas, according to United Nations Secretary-General 

Anto ́nio Guterres on April 17, 2023, just days following 

the outbreak of fighting, the humanitarian situation in 

Sudan was ‘‘already precarious and is now catastrophic’’; 

Whereas, on April 23, 2023, the United States temporarily 

suspended operations at its embassy in Khartoum and 

evacuated embassy personnel from the country; 

Whereas the war has created the world’s largest displacement 

crisis, with over 7 million people, including 3 million children, displaced since the war began, and over half of the 

Sudanese population needs humanitarian assistance; 

Whereas widespread rape and sexual violence is being used as 

a weapon of war, and over 4.2 million women and girls 

in Sudan are at risk for sexual violence according to the 

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; 

Whereas the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s 

Early Warning Project identified Sudan as one of the top 

ten countries at risk for new mass killings in its 2022– 

2023 report, and the Museum warned in June 2023 

about the dire risk of genocide in Darfur; 

Whereas Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued an atrocities determination for Sudan on December 6, 2023, finding that the SAF and RSF have committed war crimes 

in Sudan, and that the RSF and allied militias have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing; 

Whereas the United States and Saudi Arabia have engaged 

in multiple rounds of ‘‘emergency diplomacy’’ in Jeddah 

since May, during which the parties to the conflict have 

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manitarian commitments that parties immediately violated; 

Whereas the leadership in the SAF and RSF do not represent the people of Sudan, and there is no military solution to the political situation in Sudan; 

Whereas credible reports indicate that the United Arab Emirates is violating the existing UN arms embargo for 

Darfur; 

Now, therefore, be it: 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the hostilities in Sudan since 

3 April 15, 2023, the attacks on civilians, including 

4 systemic use of rape as a weapon of war, and the 

5 widespread destruction of civilian residences, busi6 nesses, and infrastructure; 

7 (2) stands with the people of Sudan in their 

8 calls for peace and their democratic aspirations; 

9 (3) calls for the RSF and SAF to permanently 

10 cease hostilities, stop attacks on civilians and allow 

11 for their safe passage, and allow for the unfettered 

12 delivery of humanitarian assistance; 

13 (4) calls on the President to name an experi14 enced, high level U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for 

15 Sudan, that reports directly to the President or the 

16 Secretary of State, to coordinate U.S. policy and 

17 diplomatic efforts and to work with international 

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1 cluding by establishing a more inclusive alternative 

2 to the Jeddah talks; 

3 (5) calls on the Secretary of State to— 

4 (A) continue to regularly review and up5 date the atrocities determination for Sudan, to 

6 include whether atrocities committed constitute 

7 genocide; 

8 (B) deepen coordination with the Depart9 ment of the Treasury to develop a comprehen10 sive sanctions strategy for Sudan, including on 

11 the leadership in the RSF and SAF, and those 

12 actors involved in the supply of arms and mate13 riel to belligerents; 

14 (C) continue to coordinate with the United 

15 States Permanent Representative to the United 

16 Nations to ensure the United Nations Security 

17 Council reports violations of the Darfur arms 

18 embargo, and works to prioritize efforts to pro19 tect civilians, and to pursue efforts to establish 

20 a credible mechanism for accountability for 

21 atrocities, including any that may constitute 

22 genocide, war crimes, or crimes against human23 ity; and 

24 (D) support enhanced end use monitoring 

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1 mine if U.S. defense articles, services, or any 

2 type of security sector assistance have been di3 verted to the SAF and RSF; 

4 (6) calls on the Secretary of State to work with 

5 regional actors and international partners, including 

6 the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, to— 

7 (A) support regional and international ef8 forts to cease hostilities and explore options to 

9 protect civilians from mass atrocities; 

10 (B) empower Sudanese civilians to estab11 lish a path toward a peaceful and inclusive 

12 democratic transition; 

13 (C) support the establishment of credible 

14 mechanisms for accountability; 

15 (D) impose targeted sanctions on SAF and 

16 RSF members who are responsible for viola17 tions of international humanitarian law, corrup18 tion, and undermining Sudan’s transition to de19 mocracy, as well as actors who supply, or facili20 tate the supply, of arms and materiel to either 

21 party; and 

22 (E) suspend Sudan’s participation in all 

23 regional and multilateral organizations until a 

24 civilian-led government is established. 

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