•HRES 585 IH 
forces, and sexual violence and exploitation perpetrated 
against children; 
Whereas, on April 18, 2023, Secretary of State Antony 
Blinken announced that an American diplomatic convoy 
was attacked, but no one was harmed; 
Whereas, on April 23, 2023, the United States suspended op-
erations at its embassy in Sudan and evacuated embassy 
personnel from the country; 
Whereas, on April 23, 2023, the United States Agency for 
International Development activated a Disaster Assist-
ance Response Team in a direct effort to support the de-
livery of humanitarian assistance to the Sudanese people; 
Whereas the fighting has continued despite the multiple 
cease-fire announcements, and the warring parties have 
failed to adhere to a Declaration of Commitment to Pro-
tect the Civilians of Sudan signed by the warring parties 
on May 11, 2023, that was mediated by the United 
States and Saudi Arabia; 
Whereas prodemocracy neighborhood Resistance Committees, 
medical and professional organizations, and other civic 
volunteers in Sudan are helping to facilitate the humani-
tarian response to the crisis and providing vital assist-
ance to civilians caught in the fighting; 
Whereas, 20 years after the start of the genocide in Darfur, 
there has not been meaningful accountability for atroc-
ities committed, and there are disturbing reports of agi-
tators in the conflict trying to mobilize communities in 
Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan along ethnic lines; 
Whereas, on June 14, 2023, Khamis Abdallah Abbakar, the 
Governor of West Darfur, was found tortured and killed 
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after he publicly described the RSF’s actions in Darfur 
as ‘‘genocide’’; 
Whereas the United Nations has said that ‘‘compelling eye-
witness accounts attribute’’ Khamis Abdallah Abbakar’s 
killing to ‘‘Arab militias and the RSF’’; 
Whereas the Sudanese people have continued to call for an 
end to this conflict and demand transition to a demo-
cratic government under civilian rule; 
Whereas, on May 4, 2023, President Biden announced that 
it ‘‘is policy of the United States to support a transition 
to democracy and civilian transitional government in 
Sudan, to defend such a transitional government from 
those who would prevent its initial formation through vio-
lence and other methods, and, once formed, to protect it 
from those who would undermine it’’; and 
Whereas, on June 1, 2023, the Biden administration an-
nounced new economic sanctions and visa restrictions 
against actors perpetuating the violence in Sudan to 
‘‘hold accountable those responsible for undermining the 
peace, security, and stability of Sudan’’, reiterating that 
the United States will continue to support the Sudanese 
people’s ‘‘rightful demand for a transition to democracy’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls on all combatants in the conflict to 
agree to an immediate cease-fire; 
(2) calls on all combatants to immediately ad-
here to new and previously signed cease-fire agree-
ments; 
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(3) condemns the outbreak of armed conflict 
and departure from the transition to a democratic 
government under civilian rule; 
(4) urges the SAF and RSF to adhere to the 
Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians 
of Sudan; 
(5) condemns attacks against civilians and dip-
lomatic personnel, attacks on civilian objects, includ-
ing schools and hospitals, sexual violence, and other 
grave human rights abuses; 
(6) recognizes efforts by the United States, 
Saudi Arabia, and other international actors to fa-
cilitate a cease-fire, and calls for greater participa-
tion by Sudanese civil society actors in current and 
future negotiations; 
(7) recognizes efforts by the African Union to 
seek a resolution of the conflict in Sudan; 
(8) calls on the concerned regional and inter-
national parties to unify their efforts to secure a 
cease-fire, establish a monitoring mechanism with ci-
vilian participation, improve humanitarian access 
and scale up assistance, and secure more-inclusive 
negotiations aimed at forming a democratic govern-
ment under civilian rule in Sudan; 
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(9) calls on the President, the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, and other Federal 
Government agencies to urgently resource and scale 
up the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Sudan 
and the region commensurate with the growing level 
of need and take steps to coordinate with local and 
international humanitarian actors, nonprofits, and 
medical professionals to respond to the crisis; 
(10) calls on the Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to ensure that humanitarian 
response and recovery efforts directly support local 
actors in Sudan to ensure maximum impact and sus-
tainability of these efforts, and ensure that humani-
tarian aid does not fall into the hands of combat-
ants; 
(11) calls upon the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development to prioritize the needs of 
children affected by the conflict, including those 
within Sudan and those who have fled across bor-
ders, by providing protection services, education in 
emergencies and continued learning opportunities, 
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and critical mental health and psychosocial support 
services for children and their family members; 
(12) calls on neighboring countries to Sudan to 
provide refuge to those seeking safety from the con-
flict, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid 
across borders, and to refrain from refoulement of 
displaced Sudanese back to Sudan; 
(13) affirms its commitment to supporting a 
transition to civilian rule and a democratically elect-
ed government in Sudan; 
(14) calls on the President, the Secretary of 
State, and the Secretary of the Treasury to use their 
authority under Executive Order 14098 of May 4, 
2023, to issue sanctions against persons and addi-
tional entities whose actions threaten the peace, se-
curity, or stability of Sudan, obstruct, undermine, 
delay, or impede Sudan’s transition to democracy, 
and those who have committed serious human rights 
violations in Sudan, including those determined to 
have command responsibility for forces that commit 
gross human rights abuses, and elements associated 
with the former Islamist regime who have under-
mined the democratic transition, manipulated the 
conflict, and threatened civilians and United Nations 
officials; 
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