IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 834 
Supporting, recognizing, and establishing legislation that affirms the sense 
of Congress that Israel ought to be provided with sufficient material 
to defend itself against rocket artillery attacks from Hamas and its 
allies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Ms. CARAVEO, and Mr. SCHNEIDER) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting, recognizing, and establishing legislation that af-
firms the sense of Congress that Israel ought to be 
provided with sufficient material to defend itself against 
rocket artillery attacks from Hamas and its allies. 
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas car-
ried out an unprovoked attack on the State of Israel, in 
which they launched thousands of rockets, murdering in-
nocent civilians including noncombatant women, children, 
and the elderly; 
Whereas Hamas is designated by the United States as a for-
eign terrorist organization, and whose founding charter 
expressly commits to destroying the State of Israel; 
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•HRES 834 IH 
Whereas, as of October 16, 2023, Hamas launched an 
unprovoked attack which killed 1,400 Israelis and cap-
tured up to 200 hostages; 
Whereas this gruesome and unprovoked attack took place on 
Shabbat, on the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat 
Torah in Israel, and on the 50th anniversary of the start 
of the Yom Kippur War; 
Whereas the Israeli Defense Forces have reported that 
Hamas fired nearly 2,500 rockets in the initial wave of 
the attack, while Hamas claims an even greater amount 
of 5,000; 
Whereas the Iron Dome is a mobile air defense system de-
signed to protect against rocket artillery; 
Whereas the Iron Dome, using interceptor missiles, prioritizes 
the defense of heavily populated civilian areas and has an 
estimated success rate between 90 and 97 percent; 
Whereas Hamas has developed intricate means of obtaining 
rockets and restocking their arsenal, to include the use 
of covert tunnels and overseas smuggling; 
Whereas Iran has provided ballistic missiles to Hamas via 
tunnel and sea, in defiance of embargoes, blockades, and 
international pressure; 
Whereas Hamas admits to manufacturing their own rockets 
from water pipes and other infrastructure related mate-
rial, with an effective range between 10 and 250 kilo-
meters; 
Whereas Hamas’ domestic manufacturing and illicit acquisi-
tion of rockets allows them to quickly develop and replen-
ish their offensive capabilities; and 
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•HRES 834 IH 
Whereas the speed of Hamas’ rockets and their close prox-
imity to densely populated Israeli areas give a minute or 
less in many cases for Israel to deploy countermeasures: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes Israel as one of the closest allies 
of the United States and holds the protection of the 
Israeli people from Hamas indiscriminate rocket fire 
as a matter of the utmost importance; 
(2) condemns Hamas’ barbaric terrorist at-
tacks; 
(3) supports Israel’s right to protect itself from 
terrorist attacks, and recognizes the salient nature 
of interceptor missiles to the Israeli Defense Force’s 
efforts in protecting the Israeli people against 
Hamas’ rocket attacks; 
(4) calls upon the House of Representatives to 
ensure that Israel’s need for interceptor missiles is 
accounted for in any Act appropriating or author-
izing funds in response to the October 7, 2023, at-
tack on Israel by Hamas; and 
(5) condemns the countries or groups directly 
or indirectly facilitating Hamas’ antisemitic attacks 
against Israel. 
Æ 
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