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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 462 

Emphasizing the urgency of responding to attacks in Israel and the greater 

region from the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 13), 2023 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mrs. BRITT, 

Mr. THUNE, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Emphasizing the urgency of responding to attacks in Israel 

and the greater region from the Islamic Republic of 

Iran and its proxies, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the Islamic 

Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has provided financing, training, and other forms of support to Hamas, 

Hezbollah, Ansar Allah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), 

and other proxies; 

Whereas the current leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has 

publicly confirmed and lauded the support the group receives from the Islamic Republic of Iran, stating ‘‘I give 

thanks to those who provided funds and weaponry to the 

courageous resistance, the Islamic Republic of Iran, 


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[which] has not skimped in extending funds, weaponry, 

and technology to the resistance’’; 

Whereas, on October 8, 1997, the Secretary of State designated Hamas and Hezbollah foreign terrorist organizations in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

Whereas, on September 20, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister 

Benjamin Netanyahu stated that ‘‘we can forge a historic 

peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia’’ and Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin 

Salman stated that ‘‘[e]very day we get closer’’ to normalizing relations with Israel; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, in part to derail the normalization process, Hamas launched an unprovoked attack 

against the State of Israel, brutally murdering over 1,200 

innocent men, women, and children, while injuring thousands more; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas committed war crimes 

by taking hundreds of innocent civilians hostage, including babies, children, women, elderly, and Holocaust survivors, and has proceeded to place innocent civilians 

around key locations as human shields; 

Whereas, on October 8, 2023, Israel officially declared war 

on Hamas; 

Whereas, on October 10, 2023, the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean 

Sea to deter additional actors, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hezbollah, Ansar Allah, PIJ, the IRGC, 

and other proxies of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 

escalating tensions in the region; 


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Whereas, on October 14, 2023, the Department of Defense 

announced the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier 

Strike Group would be repositioned to join the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; 

Whereas, on October 19, 2023, the USS Carney intercepted 

missiles and drones that were launched by Iranian-backed 

Houthi militias towards Israel; 

Whereas, on October 25, 2023, it was reported that in the 

weeks leading up to Hamas’ attack on Israel, roughly 

500 Hamas and PIJ militants received specialized combat training in the Islamic Republic of Iran from officers 

of the Quds Force, the foreign-operations arm of the 

IRGC; 

Whereas United States troops and personnel stationed in 

Iraq and Syria have come under rocket and drone attack 

numerous times since October 7, 2023, resulting in the 

injury of over 50 servicemembers; 

Whereas, on October 26, 2023, in response to attacks against 

United States troops and personnel in Iraq and Syria, 

the President of the United States authorized precision 

strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by the 

IRGC and affiliated groups; 

Whereas, on November 9, 2023, the President of the United 

States authorized a precision strike on an IRGC weapons 

storage site in Syria to clearly communicate that there 

should be no escalation of hostilities in the region and 

that the President has no higher priority than the safety 

of United States troops and personnel; 

Whereas, on November 12, 2023, the United States conducted precision strikes against a training facility and a 


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safe house in eastern Syria used by the IRGC and affiliated groups; 

Whereas Hezbollah reportedly has at least 150,000 missiles, 

some of which are precision-guided, that could be 

launched at Israel without warning, overwhelm the Iron 

Dome air defense system, and greatly expand the conflict; 

Whereas Hamas, through its actions, has proven its goal is 

to destroy Israel, eradicate the Jewish population, undermine peace and normalization efforts in the region, cause 

severe economic decline and political unrest in the region, 

and curtail future investments that would allow Israel 

and other Middle Eastern states to grow and prosper; 

and 

Whereas the Biden Administration must continue to clearly 

communicate to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including 

the IRGC, that further attacks on Israel, the United 

States, or partners and allies by the Islamic Republic of 

Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ansar Allah, PIJ, or other proxies of the Islamic Republic of Iran are unacceptable: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the President’s efforts to deter the 

3 Islamic Republic of Iran, the IRGC, Hamas, 

4 Hezbollah, Ansar Allah, PIJ, and other proxies from 

5 expanding the ongoing conflict, and recognizes deter6 rence is most credible when the President keeps all 

7 options on the table, including the use of military 

8 force in accordance with constitutional processes; 


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1 (2) recognizes Israel’s right to self-defense and 

2 its operations to ensure Hamas can never again ter3 rorize innocent Israelis and Palestinians; 

4 (3) encourages the President to work to secure 

5 the safe release and return of all hostages held by 

6 Hamas; 

7 (4) commends the President’s decision to posi8 tion military and diplomatic assets in the region to 

9 deter escalation of the conflict by the Islamic Repub10 lic of Iran, the IRGC, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ansar 

11 Allah, PIJ, and other proxies of the Islamic Republic 

12 of Iran in Iraq or Syria; 

13 (5) recognizes that all responsible nations agree 

14 that Hamas is a terrorist organization that must be 

15 fought, dismantled and prevented from having the 

16 capacity to further terrorize Israel and the region; 

17 and 

18 (6) urges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 

19 Israel, with the support of the United States, to con20 tinue diplomatic negotiations to normalize relations 

21 and establish lasting peace, prosperity, and stability 

22 in the Middle East. 

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