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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 505 

Condemning North Korea’s threats against our citizens on Guam, reaffirming 

our unshakable commitment to the security of Guam, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 

Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of 

Maryland, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. HANABUSA, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of 

Georgia, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 

Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, and Mrs. HARTZLER) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 

to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning North Korea’s threats against our citizens on 

Guam, reaffirming our unshakable commitment to the 

security of Guam, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North 

Korea) continues to test nuclear weapons and ballistic 

missiles that could imperil the United States, and certainly threatens our allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and 

United States interests around the world; 


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Whereas North Korea has consistently flouted United Nations (UN) resolutions, international agreements, sanctions, and arms controls in pursuit of its illicit nuclear 

weapons program; 

Whereas North Korea has reportedly completed six nuclear 

weapons tests, to date, since 2006; 

Whereas North Korea has conducted dozens of ballistic missile and component tests just since 2016, including its reportedly first successful intercontinental ballistic missile 

test on July 4, 2017; 

Whereas North Korea’s ballistic missile program has tested 

missiles which are believed to have a range sufficient to 

reach Guam, home to more than 162,000 Americans, and 

over 10,000 United States military personnel and their 

families, as well as the continental United States; 

Whereas North Korea has repeatedly made direct threats 

against Guam, including following the August 5, 2017, 

UN resolution by announcing plans to target the island’s 

United States territorial waters with missile strikes; 

Whereas the United States has deployed the Terminal High 

Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and other military assets to protect Americans on Guam and our allies 

in the region; 

Whereas the United States Government has a constitutional 

imperative to protect all American citizens, including 

those living on Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 

American Samoa, Alaska, and Hawaii; and 

Whereas an avoidable military confrontation with North 

Korea would harm our national interests and endanger 

American citizens: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) condemns North Korea’s unconscionable 

2 threats against Guam; 

3 (2) maintains our Nation’s absolute, 

4 unshakeable commitment to the continued security 

5 of Guam and its United States territorial waters; 

6 (3) supports evaluating needed investments in 

7 defensive capabilities to further safeguard Guam, the 

8 Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Alas9 ka, and Hawaii; 

10 (4) reaffirms the United States support for for11 ward deployment of missile defense systems as nec12 essary to protect the territorial integrity of the 

13 United States and our allies in the Asia-Pacific re14 gion; 

15 (5) urges enhanced strategic diplomatic engage16 ment and military cooperation by the United States 

17 to address the growing North Korean threat; 

18 (6) demands that the international community 

19 fully enforce sanctions against the North Korean re20 gime; and 

21 (7) condemns any further escalation that en22 dangers Guam and our citizenry or could lead to an 

23 avoidable military conflict with North Korea. 

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