IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 982 
Condemning the continued violence in Sudan and calling on the international 
community to unequivocally support diplomatic efforts to achieve a ces-
sation of hostilities, ensure the protection of civilians and secure unfet-
tered access for humanitarian aid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2024 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. JAMES, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. KIM 
of California, and Mr. KILDEE) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the continued violence in Sudan and calling 
on the international community to unequivocally support 
diplomatic efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities, 
ensure the protection of civilians and secure unfettered 
access for humanitarian aid. 
Whereas, on April 15, 2023, hostilities broke out in Sudan 
between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary 
force formed from the Janjaweed militia that committed 
acts of genocide in Darfur since 2003, and the Sudanese 
Armed Forces (SAF), which like the RSF has a history 
of committing atrocities both in Sudan’s civil wars and 
against pro-democracy protestors from 2019–2022; 
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Whereas, according to United Nations Secretary-General 
Anto´nio Guterres on April 17, 2023, just days following 
the outbreak of fighting, the humanitarian situation in 
Sudan was ‘‘already precarious and is now catastrophic’’; 
Whereas, on April 23, 2023, the United States temporarily 
suspended operations at its embassy in Khartoum and 
evacuated embassy personnel from the country; 
Whereas the war has created the world’s largest displacement 
crisis, with over 7 million people, including 3 million chil-
dren, displaced since the war began, and over half of the 
Sudanese population needs humanitarian assistance; 
Whereas widespread rape and sexual violence is being used as 
a weapon of war, and over 4.2 million women and girls 
in Sudan are at risk for sexual violence according to the 
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humani-
tarian Affairs; 
Whereas the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s 
Early Warning Project identified Sudan as one of the top 
ten countries at risk for new mass killings in its 2022– 
2023 report, and the Museum warned in June 2023 
about the dire risk of genocide in Darfur; 
Whereas Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued an atroc-
ities determination for Sudan on December 6, 2023, find-
ing that the SAF and RSF have committed war crimes 
in Sudan, and that the RSF and allied militias have com-
mitted crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing; 
Whereas the United States and Saudi Arabia have engaged 
in multiple rounds of ‘‘emergency diplomacy’’ in Jeddah 
since May, during which the parties to the conflict have 
repeatedly made confidence-building, ceasefire and hu-
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manitarian commitments that parties immediately vio-
lated; 
Whereas the leadership in the SAF and RSF do not rep-
resent the people of Sudan, and there is no military solu-
tion to the political situation in Sudan; 
Whereas credible reports indicate that the United Arab Emir-
ates is violating the existing UN arms embargo for 
Darfur; 
Now, therefore, be it: 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the hostilities in Sudan since 
April 15, 2023, the attacks on civilians, including 
systemic use of rape as a weapon of war, and the 
widespread destruction of civilian residences, busi-
nesses, and infrastructure; 
(2) stands with the people of Sudan in their 
calls for peace and their democratic aspirations; 
(3) calls for the RSF and SAF to permanently 
cease hostilities, stop attacks on civilians and allow 
for their safe passage, and allow for the unfettered 
delivery of humanitarian assistance; 
(4) calls on the President to name an experi-
enced, high level U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for 
Sudan, that reports directly to the President or the 
Secretary of State, to coordinate U.S. policy and 
diplomatic efforts and to work with international 
partners to address the complex crisis in Sudan, in-
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cluding by establishing a more inclusive alternative 
to the Jeddah talks; 
(5) calls on the Secretary of State to— 
(A) continue to regularly review and up-
date the atrocities determination for Sudan, to 
include whether atrocities committed constitute 
genocide; 
(B) deepen coordination with the Depart-
ment of the Treasury to develop a comprehen-
sive sanctions strategy for Sudan, including on 
the leadership in the RSF and SAF, and those 
actors involved in the supply of arms and mate-
riel to belligerents; 
(C) continue to coordinate with the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United 
Nations to ensure the United Nations Security 
Council reports violations of the Darfur arms 
embargo, and works to prioritize efforts to pro-
tect civilians, and to pursue efforts to establish 
a credible mechanism for accountability for 
atrocities, including any that may constitute 
genocide, war crimes, or crimes against human-
ity; and 
(D) support enhanced end use monitoring 
of weapons sold by the United States to deter-
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mine if U.S. defense articles, services, or any 
type of security sector assistance have been di-
verted to the SAF and RSF; 
(6) calls on the Secretary of State to work with 
regional actors and international partners, including 
the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, to— 
(A) support regional and international ef-
forts to cease hostilities and explore options to 
protect civilians from mass atrocities; 
(B) empower Sudanese civilians to estab-
lish a path toward a peaceful and inclusive 
democratic transition; 
(C) support the establishment of credible 
mechanisms for accountability; 
(D) impose targeted sanctions on SAF and 
RSF members who are responsible for viola-
tions of international humanitarian law, corrup-
tion, and undermining Sudan’s transition to de-
mocracy, as well as actors who supply, or facili-
tate the supply, of arms and materiel to either 
party; and 
(E) suspend Sudan’s participation in all 
regional and multilateral organizations until a 
civilian-led government is established. 
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