IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 346 
Reaffirming the support of the United States to our strongest ally in the 
region, Israel, and recognizing the authoritarian and extremist regime 
of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a threat to Israel, the region, the 
United States, and global stability. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TRONE, Ms. WILD, Mr. LANGWORTHY, 
Mr. ZINKE, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. JOYCE of 
Ohio, Mr. MANN, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. FULCHER, 
Mr. PENCE, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. LATTA, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DAVID-
SON, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. PALMER, 
Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. HARRIS) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the support of the United States to our strong-
est ally in the region, Israel, and recognizing the authori-
tarian and extremist regime of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran as a threat to Israel, the region, the United States, 
and global stability. 
Whereas the State of Israel was established on May 14, 
1948, and, 11 minutes later, President Harry Truman 
recognized the provisional Jewish Government as the de 
facto authority of the Jewish State; 
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Whereas, since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the State 
has faced a consistent threat to its existence by its neigh-
boring Arab states, fighting seven recognized wars to en-
sure its survival, and still faces threats by hostile regimes 
to this day, in particular the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
Whereas, since the inception of the State of Israel, the 
United States has remained a steadfast ally and has pro-
vided Israel consistent bilateral assistance and missile de-
fense funding; 
Whereas the relationship with Israel is a two-way partnership 
with the United States, with Israel sharing intelligence 
on terrorism threats, nuclear proliferation, and provision 
of cutting-edge technologies that have saved American 
lives as well as helping to shape the United States ap-
proach to homeland security; 
Whereas leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran have histori-
cally called for the destruction of Israel, with the Su-
preme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling Israel a 
‘‘cancerous tumor’’ that ‘‘will undoubtedly be uprooted 
and destroyed’’ in a speech on May 22, 2020, and 
Lotfollah Dezhkam, a representative for Ayatollah 
Khamenei, stated in a speech on October 1, 2021, ‘‘The 
global arrogance led by America with complicity of Israel 
seeks to delay the realization of an important issue, 
which is the destruction of the Zionist regime.’’; 
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in acts of 
aggression with Israel, executing a cyberattack on April 
24 and 25, 2020, on water supplies in at least two loca-
tions in Israel, attacking an Israeli-owned commercial 
ship in the Indian Ocean on July 3, 2021, and providing 
weapons, training, and funding to its proxy terrorist 
group, Hezbollah, and also provides funding for Hamas 
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•HRES 346 IH 
and other terrorist groups, which have continuously at-
tacked Israel from both Lebanon and Syria; 
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has continuously 
threatened the United States and, in 2021, sent members 
of the regime to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American 
human rights activist, on American soil; 
Whereas, on March 23, 2023, a suspected Iranian drone at-
tacked a coalition base in Syria, injuring four American 
troops, and according to the United States military, 
United States troops have been attacked by Iranian- 
backed groups roughly 78 times since 2021; 
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has enough enriched 
uranium to build ‘‘several’’ nuclear weapons according to 
January 2023 reports from the United Nations, and re-
ports from March 2023 show that Iran has allegedly 
made a deal with Russia to guarantee deliveries of en-
riched uranium; and 
Whereas should the Islamic Republic of Iran build a nuclear 
weapon, Israel, the United States, and the world may be 
at risk of an unprovoked nuclear attack and increasing 
global instability: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the State of Israel as our strong-
est ally in the region and reaffirms the support of 
the United States for Israel to actively defend its 
right to existence; 
(2) stands firmly in defense of Israel and its 
citizens; and 
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(3) believes the United States and international 
community must ensure the Islamic Republic of Iran 
does not build or acquire any nuclear weapons. 
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