H. Res. 771 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 25, 2023. 
Whereas on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched a 
massive, unprovoked war on Israel by air, land, and sea, 
including firing thousands of rockets; 
Whereas this heinous assault took place just after the 50th 
anniversary of the start of the multi-front 1973 Yom 
Kippur War against Israel; 
Whereas Hamas terrorists crossed the land border and began 
slaughtering Israelis and abducting hostages in towns in 
southern Israel, including children and the elderly; 
Whereas since October 7, 2023, Hamas launched over 4,500 
rockets into southern and central Israel; 
Whereas since October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists have killed 
over 900 Israelis and injured more than 2,600 others; 
Whereas at least 11 United States citizens in Israel are 
among those killed by Hamas since October 7, 2023; 
Whereas since October 7, 2023, Hamas is directly responsible 
for the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians; 
Whereas the expansion of this war to other fronts by 
Hezbollah, Iran, or others would create an even more 
devastating regional catastrophe;
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Whereas Hamas is a United States-designated Foreign Ter-
rorist Organization; 
Whereas Iran has long provided support to Hamas and other 
terrorist groups and proxies, and prior United States 
Government unclassified assessments indicated that, 
‘‘Iran has historically provided up to $100 million annu-
ally in combined support to Palestinian terrorist groups, 
including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and 
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Gen-
eral Command’’; 
Whereas Hamas used rudimentary, civilian equipment, such 
as bulldozers, paragliders, and rubber boats in its assault 
on Israel, demonstrating the importance of fully enforc-
ing tight controls on what materials go into the Gaza 
Strip, including through thorough vetting of assistance; 
Whereas under the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Under-
standing, the United States pledged to provide Israel 
$3.3 billion per year in Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram assistance and $500 million per year in missile de-
fense for 10 years, which Congress has appropriated an-
nually; 
Whereas section 1273 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
authorized not less than $3.3 billion in Foreign Military 
Financing Program assistance for Israel for each of the 
fiscal years 2021 through 2028, in accordance with the 
2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding; 
Whereas Congress has responded with additional appropria-
tions beyond the terms of the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memo-
randum of Understanding as needed, including in March 
2022 when Congress appropriated an additional $1 bil-
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lion for Iron Dome defense system after the May 2021 
conflict in which Hamas launched more than 4,400 rock-
ets at Israel; and 
Whereas Israel is a major non-NATO ally and Major Stra-
tegic Partner of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) stands with Israel as it defends itself against 
the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terror-
ists; 
(2) reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense; 
(3) condemns Hamas’ brutal war against Israel; 
(4) calls on all countries to unequivocally condemn 
Hamas’ brutal war against Israel; 
(5) calls on Hamas to immediately cease these vio-
lent attacks and safely release all living hostages and re-
turn the bodies of deceased hostages; 
(6) mourns the over 900 Israelis and 11 Americans 
killed and over 2,600 others wounded in Hamas’ 
unprovoked attack on Israel; 
(7) reaffirms the United States’ commitment to 
Israel’s security, including through security assistance in 
accordance with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of 
Understanding; 
(8) urges full enforcement of the Taylor Force Act 
(title X of division S of Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 
1143) and other restrictions in United States law to pre-