•HRES 599 IH 
Whereas over 500,000 new cholera cases have been detected 
in Yemen, and approximately 2,000 people have died 
from cholera-related issues; 
Whereas the United States remains the largest donor of hu-
manitarian assistance in Yemen; 
Whereas parties to the conflict continue to obstruct access by 
journalists and humanitarian organizations seeking to 
provide assistance; 
Whereas according to the Department of State’s Country Re-
ports on Terrorism 2016, the conflict between Saudi-led 
Arab Coalition and the Houthi-Saleh alliance is counter-
productive to ongoing efforts by the United States to 
pursue Al Qaeda and its associated forces; 
Whereas according to the intelligence community’s (as such 
term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) 2017 Worldwide 
Threat Assessment, ‘‘AQAP and ISIS’s branch in Yemen 
have exploited the conflict and the collapse of government 
authority to gain new recruits and allies and expand their 
influence’’; and 
Whereas to date, Congress has not enacted specific legislation 
authorizing the use of military force against parties par-
ticipating in the Yemeni civil war that are not otherwise 
subject to the Authorization of Use of Military Force 
(Public Law 107–40) or the Authorization of Use of Mili-
tary Force in Iraq (Public Law 107–243): Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses the urgent need for a political so-
lution in Yemen consistent with United Nations Se-
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•HRES 599 IH 
curity Council Resolution 2216 (UNSCR 2216), or 
otherwise agreed to by the parties; 
(2) denounces the conduct of activities in 
Yemen and areas affected by the conflict that are, 
directly or indirectly, inconsistent with the laws of 
armed conflict, including the deliberate targeting of 
civilian populations or the use of civilians as human 
shields; 
(3) calls on all parties to the conflict to increase 
efforts to adopt all necessary and appropriate meas-
ures to prevent civilian casualties and to increase 
humanitarian access; 
(4) supports the Saudi-led Arab Coalition’s 
commitments to abide by their no-strike list and re-
stricted target list and improve their targeting capa-
bilities; 
(5) condemns Iranian activities in Yemen in 
violation of UNSCR 2216, and calls on all respon-
sible countries to take appropriate and necessary 
measures against the Government of Iran, including 
the interdiction of Iranian weapons to the Houthis, 
and the bilateral and multilateral application of 
sanctions against Iran for its violations of UNSCR 
2216; 
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(6) encourages other governments to join in 
providing the resources necessary to address the hu-
manitarian crisis; and 
(7) calls on all parties to the conflict to allow 
for unobstructed access for humanitarian organiza-
tions, human rights investigators, medical relief per-
sonnel, and journalists. 
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