IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 768 
Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched 
by Hamas and other terrorists. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2023 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. 
SCALISE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. EMMER, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. PHILLIPS, 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, 
Mr. LAWLER, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
TURNER, Ms. MANNING, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GREEN of 
Tennessee, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. KEATING, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. 
MOSKOWITZ, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Ms. WILD, Mr. BARR, Mr. 
VARGAS, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. CROCKETT, Mrs. KIM of California, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. LIEU, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. DIAZ- 
BALART, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, 
Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. BERA, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, 
Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Ms. TITUS, Mr. LUTTRELL, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. NEHLS, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. GOODEN of 
Texas, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. RYAN, Mr. GUEST, 
Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. TRONE, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. JAMES, Mr. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BERGMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. FITZGERALD, Ms. 
PETTERSEN, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. COLE, Mr. THOMPSON 
of California, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
TONY GONZALES of Texas, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. YAKYM, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, 
Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. BALINT, Mrs. BICE, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. MAST, Ms. 
SCHOLTEN, 
Mr. 
MANN, 
Ms. 
CARAVEO, 
Mr. 
FEENSTRA, 
Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. KIGGANS 
of Virginia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. LATURNER, Ms. DEAN of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BEAN of Florida, 
Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. 
LANDSMAN, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
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vania, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. VAN 
ORDEN, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Ms. SALINAS, 
Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SELF, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
MOLINARO, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. LATTA, Ms. 
STEVENS, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. 
HARDER of California, Mr. BACON, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. 
ROSS, Mr. FINSTAD, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LETLOW, Ms. LEE of Nevada, 
Mr. FRY, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 
VASQUEZ, Mr. CLINE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. MORAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
NUNN of Iowa, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
HARRIS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. PALMER, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. AUSTIN 
SCOTT
of 
Georgia, 
Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. 
LAMBORN, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. VALADAO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. OGLES, Ms. 
SHERRILL, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. SOTO, 
Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. 
WEXTON, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. MOONEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. ISSA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CORREA, Mr. 
CARL, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Ms. PORTER, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. 
KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. COMER, 
Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. BANKS, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. 
GRAVES of Louisiana, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. 
BOEBERT, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. HILL, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Louisiana, Ms. CHU, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. ALFORD, Ms. PEREZ, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. 
MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. CAREY, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. MOORE of 
Utah, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mrs. STEEL, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. MCGARVEY, 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GRAVES of Mis-
souri, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CRANE, Mr. HIMES, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. STANTON, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Mr. ROSE, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana, Mr. CROW, Mr. KELLY
of Mississippi, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. MORELLE, 
Mr. MILLS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. BROWN, Mr. BURCHETT, 
Mr. CASE, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. ELLZEY, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. MFUME, Ms. 
HAGEMAN, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. WEBSTER of 
Florida, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. EZELL, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. VAN DUYNE, 
Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SANTOS, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KILEY, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MEUSER, Ms. LEE of 
California, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. 
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•HRES 768 IH 
JACOBS, Mr. CURTIS, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. ESTES, Mrs. FLETCHER, 
Mr. CRAWFORD, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. OWENS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. FROST, Mr. PERRY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MURPHY, 
Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Ms. LEE of Florida, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CASAR, Mr. COL-
LINS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. STRONG, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. 
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mrs. PELTOLA, Mr. BUCK, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
BRECHEEN, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
DUARTE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. THOMPSON
of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. FALLON, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
LUETKEMEYER, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. ARRINGTON, and Mr. GARCI´A of 
Illinois) submitted the following resolution 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric 
war launched by Hamas and other terrorists. 
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched a 
massive, unprovoked war on Israel by air, land, and sea, 
including firing thousands of rockets; 
Whereas this heinous assault took place just after the 50th 
anniversary of the start of the multi-front 1973 Yom 
Kippur War against Israel; 
Whereas Hamas terrorists crossed the land border and began 
slaughtering Israelis and abducting hostages in towns in 
southern Israel, including children and the elderly; 
Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas launched over 4,500 
rockets into southern and central Israel; 
Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists have killed 
over 900 Israelis and injured more than 2,600 others; 
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Whereas at least 11 United States citizens in Israel are 
among those killed by Hamas since October 7, 2023; 
Whereas, since October 7, 2023, Hamas is directly respon-
sible for the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians; 
Whereas the expansion of this war to other fronts by 
Hezbollah, Iran, or others would create an even more 
devastating regional catastrophe; 
Whereas Hamas is a United States-designated Foreign Ter-
rorist Organization; 
Whereas Iran has long provided support to Hamas and other 
terrorist groups and proxies, and prior United States 
Government unclassified assessments indicated that, 
‘‘Iran has historically provided up to $100 million annu-
ally in combined support to Palestinian terrorist groups, 
including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and 
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Gen-
eral Command’’; 
Whereas Hamas used rudimentary, civilian equipment, such 
as bulldozers, paragliders, and rubber boats in its assault 
on Israel, demonstrating the importance of fully enforc-
ing tight controls on what materials go into the Gaza 
Strip, including through thorough vetting of assistance; 
Whereas under the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Under-
standing, the United States pledged to provide Israel 
$3.3 billion per year in Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram assistance and $500 million per year in missile de-
fense for 10 years, which Congress has appropriated an-
nually; 
Whereas section 1273 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
authorized not less than $3.3 billion in Foreign Military 
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Financing Program assistance for Israel for each of the 
fiscal years 2021 through 2028, in accordance with the 
2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding; 
Whereas Congress has responded with additional appropria-
tions beyond the terms of the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memo-
randum of Understanding as needed, including in March 
2022 when Congress appropriated an additional $1 bil-
lion for Iron Dome defense system after the May 2021 
conflict in which Hamas launched more than 4,400 rock-
ets at Israel; and 
Whereas Israel is a major non-NATO ally and Major Stra-
tegic Partner of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) stands with Israel as it defends itself 
against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and 
other terrorists; 
(2) reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense; 
(3) condemns Hamas’ brutal war against Israel; 
(4) calls on all countries to unequivocally con-
demn Hamas’ brutal war against Israel; 
(5) calls on Hamas to immediately cease these 
violent attacks and safely release all living hostages 
and return the bodies of deceased hostages; 
(6) mourns the over 900 Israelis and 11 Ameri-
cans killed and over 2,600 others wounded in 
Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel; 
(7) reaffirms the United States commitment to 
Israel’s security, including through security assist-
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ance in accordance with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memo-
randum of Understanding; 
(8) urges full enforcement of the Taylor Force 
Act (title X of division S of Public Law 115–141; 
132 Stat. 1143) and other restrictions in United 
States law to prevent United States foreign assist-
ance from benefiting terrorists, directly or indirectly; 
(9) condemns Iran’s support for terrorist 
groups and proxies, including Hamas and Pales-
tinian Islamic Jihad; 
(10) urges full enforcement of United States 
sanctions against Iran to prevent Iran’s funding of 
terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian 
Islamic Jihad; and 
(11) stands ready to assist Israel with emer-
gency resupply and other security, diplomatic, and 
intelligence support. 
Æ 
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