IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 479 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the urgent need 
to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan to address the ongoing conflict 
and humanitarian crisis and to advance United States national security 
interests. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, Mr. OLSZEWSKI, Mr. JAMES, and Mr. MCCORMICK) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on 
the urgent need to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan 
to address the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis 
and to advance United States national security interests. 
Whereas, since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by a cat-
astrophic conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces 
(SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), headed by 
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo 
(also known as ‘‘Hemedti’’), resulting in the world’s larg-
est humanitarian and displacement crisis; 
Whereas the conflict has led to the deaths of tens of thou-
sands of civilians, mass atrocities, including acts of geno-
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cide and the deliberate targeting of ethnic communities, 
and the destruction of essential civilian infrastructure; 
Whereas almost 13,000,000 people have been displaced from 
their homes by the war, and more than 30 million peo-
ple—over half of Sudan’s population—are in need of hu-
manitarian assistance; 
Whereas access for humanitarian organizations remains se-
verely restricted, including by bureaucratic impediments 
erected by the warring parties, compounding the suf-
fering and preventing delivery of life-saving aid to vulner-
able populations; 
Whereas the conflict’s spillover effects threaten to destabilize 
neighboring countries, including South Sudan, Chad, the 
Central African Republic, and Ethiopia, all of which face 
internal challenges of their own; 
Whereas external actors have provided arms, material, and fi-
nancial support to the RSF and SAF, exacerbating and 
prolonging the conflict further; 
Whereas the power vacuum and deteriorating security envi-
ronment have created opportunities for extremist groups 
and criminal networks to expand their operations, posing 
a risk to international and United States national secu-
rity; 
Whereas the United States has a long-standing interest in 
Sudan’s stability and has historically played a critical 
role in peace negotiations and efforts to promote demo-
cratic governance in the region; 
Whereas a dedicated and empowered Special Envoy for 
Sudan enhances the ability of the United States to en-
gage in sustained, high-level diplomacy to mediate an end 
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to the conflict, support humanitarian access, and help co-
ordinate international efforts; and 
Whereas appointing a United Stated Special Envoy for 
Sudan would signal American leadership, facilitate diplo-
matic engagement with regional and multilateral stake-
holders and support a pathway toward sustainable peace: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the President to immediately appoint 
a Special Envoy for Sudan to lead, in coordination 
with the Special Envoy to the Middle East, United 
States diplomatic efforts and utilize all other exist-
ing and authorized diplomatic and statutory tools 
aimed at ending the conflict, securing humanitarian 
access, and advancing accountability and stability in 
Sudan, as required by law (22 U.S.C. 10001 note); 
(2) calls upon the Department of State to ele-
vate Sudan as a strategic priority for strategic en-
gagement in peacebuilding and stabilization efforts, 
and to provide appropriate resources for those ef-
forts; 
(3) affirms the need for robust humanitarian 
assistance to the areas of greatest need in Sudan; 
(4) encourages the administration to continue 
to work closely with African leaders, African-led me-
diation efforts, and to support regional peace proc-
esses and international accountability mechanisms 
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for war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic 
cleansing, and genocide, including those committed 
by the leadership and members of the SAF and RSF 
and allied militias; and 
(5) affirms that the resolution of the conflict in 
Sudan is essential to promoting peace, protecting 
human rights, and advancing United States national 
security interests in Sudan and in the region. 
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