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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 417 

Standing with Israel against terrorism. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 19, 2023 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. RISCH, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BRITT, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUDD, Ms. BUTLER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. 

FETTERMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, 

Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, 

Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VANCE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, 

Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Standing with Israel against terrorism. 


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Whereas on October 7, 2023, Hamas, an organization designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel by 

air, land, and sea; 

Whereas this heinous assault took place just after the 50th 

anniversary of the multi-front 1973 Yom Kippur War 

against Israel and while Israeli Jews were preparing to 

celebrate Simchat Torah; 

Whereas Hamas, which has long been supported by Iran, 

launched thousands of rockets into southern and central 

Israel; 

Whereas Hamas terrorists crossed the Israeli land border, 

killing civilians and abducting hostages in more than 20 

towns in southern Israel, including children and the elderly; 

Whereas the initial attack killed more than 1,300 Israelis and 

injured thousands more; 

Whereas American citizens in Israel are among those killed 

and abducted by Hamas since October 7, 2023; 

Whereas since October 7, 2023, Hamas is directly responsible 

for the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians; 

Whereas expansion of this war to other fronts by Hezbollah, 

Iran, or others would create an even more devastating regional catastrophe; 

Whereas Iran has long provided hundreds of millions of dollars in material support to Hamas and other terrorist 

groups, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad; 

Whereas since 1998, the United States Government has supported successive Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) 

between the United States and Israel, and in the MOU 


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negotiated in 2016, the United States pledged to provide 

Israel with $3,300,000,000 per year in foreign military 

financing and $500,000,000 per year in missile defense 

funding for 10 years, which Congress has appropriated 

annually since 2018; 

Whereas section 513(c) of the Security Assistance Act of 

2000 (Public Law 106–280), as amended by section 

1273 of the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2020 (subtitle H of title XII of Public 

Law 116–283), authorized not less than $3,300,000,000 

in foreign military financing for Israel for fiscal years 

2021 through 2028, in accordance with such MOU; 

Whereas Congress has responded with emergency supplemental appropriations beyond the terms of such MOU, 

when needed, such as a $225,000,000 appropriation in 

2014 to replenish immediate Iron Dome interceptors 

after Hamas fired thousands of rockets into Israel, and 

appropriations of an additional $1,000,000,000 for the 

Iron Dome after the May 2021 conflict during which 

Hamas launched more than 4,400 rockets into Israel; 

and 

Whereas the United States will make every effort to prevent 

Iran, Hezbollah, and others from entering the conflict 

against Israel, including increasing credible regional deterrence through the deployment of naval and air assets 

to the Middle East: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE SENATE. 

3 The Senate— 


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1 (1) stands with Israel as it defends itself, in2 cluding Israeli efforts to diminish the threat posed 

3 by Hamas; 

4 (2) reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense, and 

5 is committed to helping Israel safeguard its people 

6 from future aggression; 

7 (3) calls on all countries to unequivocally con8 demn Hamas’ war on Israel, including Hamas’ in9 tentional targeting of, and attacks against, civilians; 

10 (4) demands that Hamas immediately cease its 

11 attacks against Israel and safely release all living 

12 hostages and return the bodies of deceased hostages; 

13 (5) condemns Iran’s support for global ter14 rorism, including its support for terrorist groups 

15 such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; 

16 (6) calls on the United States to lead an inter17 national effort to deprive Hamas of Iranian and 

18 other sources of funding and lethal assistance that 

19 the terror group relies on to threaten Israel; 

20 (7) warns against any other party hostile to 

21 Israel taking advantage of the current situation; 

22 (8) reaffirms the United States’ commitment to 

23 Israel’s security; and 

24 (9) stands ready to assist Israel with emergency 

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1 ligence support needs, both during the immediate 

2 crisis and in the near future, including by accel3 erating delivery of defense articles and systems. 

4 SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

5 Nothing in this resolution may be construed as a dec6 laration of war or an authorization for the use of military 

7 force. 

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