IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 573 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
has failed to adequately develop and execute a strategy capable of defeat-
ing the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and a significant course correc-
tion is necessary at this time to ensure the protection of the people 
of the United States and United States allies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2015 
Mr. RATCLIFFE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President has failed to adequately develop and exe-
cute a strategy capable of defeating the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria and a significant course correction 
is necessary at this time to ensure the protection of 
the people of the United States and United States allies. 
Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues 
to plan and promote attacks against the United States 
homeland; 
Whereas approximately 30,000 people from more than 100 
countries have traveled to Syria and Iraq in order to join 
ISIS and other groups; 
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•HRES 573 IH 
Whereas roughly 4,500 individuals from Western countries 
and more than 250 Americans have traveled or attempted 
to travel to Syria and Iraq; 
Whereas there have been more than twice as many ISIS-in-
spired terror plots against the West in 2015 than in 
2014; 
Whereas the United States faces the threat of United States 
citizens being radicalized abroad and returning to the 
United States to carry out a terrorist attack; 
Whereas ISIS has launched waves of attacks throughout the 
Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia; 
Whereas ISIS has further expanded its ability to inspire and 
direct terrorist attacks against targets in North America, 
Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region; 
Whereas an ISIS-inspired terrorist stabbed two counterter-
rorism officers near Melbourne, Australia, on September 
23, 2014; 
Whereas a Canadian citizen inspired by ISIS rammed a car 
into two soldiers near Montreal, Canada, on October 20, 
2014; 
Whereas ISIS took responsibility for inspiring a United 
States citizen to attempt to attack four police officers 
with a hatchet in New York City on October 23, 2014; 
Whereas an Australian citizen, claiming to be acting on be-
half of ISIS, took 17 hostages in Sydney, Australia, on 
December 15, 2014; 
Whereas the three assailants in the attack on the Charlie 
Hebdo newspaper and Hypercacher Jewish Market in 
Paris, France, on January 7 to 9, 2015, declared alle-
giance to ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula; 
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•HRES 573 IH 
Whereas a Danish citizen, allegedly inspired by ISIS, killed 
two civilians and injured five police officers on February 
15, 2015; 
Whereas radicalized individuals inspired by ISIS attempted to 
attack a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, 
Texas, on May 3, 2015; 
Whereas ISIS-inspired assailants killed more than 130 people 
and wounded 369 more in Paris, France, on November 
14 and 15, 2015; and 
Whereas the United States and its allies will continue to be 
threatened by terrorist attacks until ISIS and its affili-
ates are completely destroyed: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives collec-
tively believes the President has failed to adequately de-
velop and execute a strategy capable of defeating the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria and a significant course cor-
rection is necessary at this time to ensure the protection 
of the people of the United States and United States allies. 
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