IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 793 
Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 
2023 attack on Israel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2023 
Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mr. HILL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. BOST, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DONALDS, 
Mr. NICKEL, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. TENNEY, 
Mr. POSEY, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WILD, Mr. COSTA, Mr. TORRES of New 
York, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LANDSMAN, 
Ms. MACE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. WALBERG, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. STEIL, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. 
BUDZINSKI, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 
MCCORMICK, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. IVEY, Mr. STANTON, Mr. ARM-
STRONG, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. WIL-
LIAMS of Georgia, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. MORAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 
MANNING, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BAIRD, 
Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, 
Mr. 
KILMER, 
Ms. 
LOFGREN, 
Mr. 
QUIGLEY, 
Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. PORTER, 
Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
RYAN, Mr. DUARTE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, 
Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. CROW, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, 
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. LIEU, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CASAR, Mr. ROBERT 
GARCIA of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. EVANS, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. 
MOULTON, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. OMAR, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
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sissippi, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
KUSTOFF, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. MFUME, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. CHU, 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. KEATING, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. DE LA 
CRUZ, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 
Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. ROSS, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. 
SORENSEN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CLYDE, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BALINT, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MANN, Mr. CASE, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 
GREEN of Tennessee, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCLEL-
LAN, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. RAMIREZ, and Mr. STAUBER) submitted the 
following resolution 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken 
during October 2023 attack on Israel. 
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal ter-
rorist attack from Gaza into Israel and against the 
Israeli people; 
Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the Israeli military confirmed 
that Hamas killed more than 1,400 people in the attack; 
Whereas, on October 15, 2023, the United States Depart-
ment of State confirmed that at least 30 Americans were 
killed in the attack; 
Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the Israeli military confirmed 
that Hamas was holding 199 hostages in Gaza who were 
abducted during the attack; 
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Whereas Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions 
states that the taking of hostages is and shall remain 
prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever; 
Whereas, on October 10, 2023, President Joe Biden con-
firmed that Americans are known to be among the hos-
tages; 
Whereas it is reported that children and senior citizens are 
among the hostages; and 
Whereas Hamas has threatened to execute hostages and vid-
eotape the killings: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns Hamas for its brutal attack on 
Israel; 
(2) condemns Hamas for the taking of hos-
tages; 
(3) condemns Hamas for threats made against 
hostages; 
(4) demands that Hamas immediately release 
all hostages and return them to safety; 
(5) recognizes that the taking of hostages is a 
violation of international humanitarian law; and 
(6) expresses sympathy to the hostages, wound-
ed, deceased, and their families for this travesty to 
justice and personal hardship. 
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