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Whereas in late February 2019, President Bashir declared a 
yearlong nationwide state of emergency, dissolving the 
Federal and State governments and appointing senior 
military officers to key government posts, banning unau-
thorized gatherings, demonstrations, and strikes, expand-
ing authorization for searches, seizures, and arrests, and 
barring news deemed to undermine his government; 
Whereas tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of protesters 
gathered in Khartoum on April 6, 2019, calling for the 
end of the government of President Bashir, and on April 
11, 2019, he was ousted from power by the military and 
replaced by Defense Minister and First Vice President 
Lt. Gen. Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, who later ceded power 
to Military Inspector General and Army Chief Lt. Gen. 
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; 
Whereas Lt. Gen. Burhan stated that his Transitional Mili-
tary Council is committed to transferring power to a ci-
vilian government, but the Council has sought to main-
tain the military’s dominance in negotiations with opposi-
tion representatives on a transitional arrangement; 
Whereas protesters maintained their vigil in Khartoum, call-
ing for the military to transfer power to a civilian-led 
transitional authority that would end Sudan’s civil wars, 
address the country’s economic crisis, and lay the founda-
tions for democratic elections; 
Whereas the Transitional Military Council has not met the 
demands of the protesters and the African Union Peace 
and Security Council to ‘‘step aside and hand over power 
to a civilian-led transitional authority, in accordance with 
the will of the people and constitutional order’’;
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Whereas on June 3rd, elements of Sudanese security forces, 
led by the Rapid Support Forces, violently dispersed the 
sit-in of the protesters and killed over 100 people, with 
hundreds more injured and reports of rape and other 
human rights abuses committed; 
Whereas negotiations between the Transitional Military 
Council and the opposition coalition, known as the Forces 
for Freedom and Change, on the composition and powers 
of a transitional government are complicated by the role 
of individuals in the Military Council who have been ac-
cused of war crimes, by the Council’s insistence on Is-
lamic Sharia law as the basis for laws, and by security 
forces use of live fire against protesters in the cities of 
Nyala, Zalingei, and Khartoum, resulting in multiple 
deaths, during the talks; and 
Whereas in the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, 
Congress expressed its sense that individuals found to be 
involved in the planning or carrying out of genocide, war 
crimes, or crimes against humanity should not hold lead-
ership positions in the Government of Sudan: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) stands in solidarity with the people of Sudan 
and strongly supports the right of the Sudanese people 
to assemble peacefully and express their legitimate de-
mands for fundamental political change, including a 
democratic, civilian-led government; 
(2) condemns the Government of Sudan’s use of vi-
olence and arbitrary detention against peaceful pro-
testers and the harassment and intimidation of medical
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professionals, journalists, human rights defenders, polit-
ical opposition, and civil society actors; 
(3) strongly supports an immediate transfer of 
power by the military to an inclusive, civilian-led govern-
ment that reflects the aspirations of the Sudanese people 
and puts Sudan on the path toward democracy and 
peace; 
(4) condemns efforts by regional actors to under-
mine negotiations between the Military Council and the 
protesters, including efforts to offer financial support to 
military leaders; 
(5) encourages the African Union and its member 
states to continue supporting the Sudanese people’s aspi-
rations for democracy, justice, and peace; 
(6) urges the United States Government to continue 
efforts to convene and work with the international com-
munity in support of a civilian-led government in Sudan; 
(7) emphasizes that a more positive and productive 
relationship between the United States and Sudan re-
quires meaningful political reform, greater account-
ability, and a clear demonstration by the Government of 
Sudan of greater respect for human rights; 
(8) calls upon Sudanese authorities to— 
(A) immediately cease attacks on protesters 
and civilians, respect the right to freedom of asso-
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ciation and expression, and investigate protester 
deaths and pursue accountability for serious crimes 
and human rights abuses that have occurred in the 
past three decades; 
(B) protect the rights of political parties, jour-
nalists, human rights defenders, religious minori-
ties, and nongovernmental organizations to operate 
without interference and release political prisoners; 
(C) lift the bureaucratic restrictions on, and 
facilitate unhindered access across the country for, 
humanitarian relief operations; 
(D) introduce strong measures to create trans-
parency and address the structural corruption and 
kleptocracy of the state; 
(E) meaningfully engage with opposition forces 
in Darfur, Southern Kordofan, and Blue Nile with 
the aim of achieving a just and sustainable peace; 
and 
(F) foster conditions for a viable transition to 
democracy, economic stability, and sustainable 
peace and development; and
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(9) calls upon the people of Sudan to work together 
to resolve conflicts peacefully. 
Attest: 
Clerk.