Title: Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people of India.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution condemns the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offers deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims and to India, reaffirms solidarity with the Indian people, and reaffirms the U.S. commitment to working with the government of India to combat terrorism.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 261 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 261

   Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, 
  offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and 
            reaffirming solidarity with the people of India.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2019

Mr. Perry submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, 
  offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and 
            reaffirming solidarity with the people of India.

Whereas, on February 14, 2019, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization attacked 
        an Indian Central Reserve Police Force convoy, killing at least 40 
        Indian paramilitary forces and wounding at least 44 others;
Whereas the United States and United Nations (U.N.) designated terrorist group 
        Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the attack;
Whereas the Department of State has designated JeM as a foreign terrorist 
        organization since December 26, 2001;
Whereas JeM is one of numerous terrorist groups that receive safe haven in 
        Pakistan;
Whereas the Department of State's 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism states, 
        ``The Pakistani government failed to significantly limit Lashkar e-
        Tayyiba (LeT) and JeM from openly raising money, recruiting, and 
        training in Pakistan.'';
Whereas LeT conducted the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 
        individuals and injured at least 300 others in a series of attacks that 
        targeted a railway station, a popular restaurant, a hospital, two 
        hotels, and a Jewish center;
Whereas the 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism also states, ``The Pakistani 
        government did not restrict the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network 
        from operating in Pakistan-based safe havens while threatening U.S. and 
        Afghan forces in Afghanistan.'';
Whereas, in 2017, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international body 
        focused on combating terrorist financing, continued to state concern 
        that Pakistan's outstanding gaps in the implementation of the U.N. 
        Security Council's sanctions regimes against ISIL (Da'esh) and al-Qaida 
        have not been resolved, and that U.N.-listed entities, including LeT and 
        its affiliates, were not effectively prohibited from raising funds in 
        Pakistan, nor being denied financial services;
Whereas, in June 2018, the FATF placed Pakistan on the grey list due to the 
        country's strategic deficiencies in its antimoney laundering and 
        combating financing of terrorism regime;
Whereas, in February 2019, the FATF assessed Pakistan's progress towards 
        delisting and stated, ``[Pakistan] does not demonstrate a proper 
        understanding of the TF [terrorism financing] risks posed by Da'esh, al-
        Qa'ida, Jamaatud Dawa, Falah-i-Insaniyay Foundation, LeT, JeM, the 
        Haqqani Network, and persons affiliated with the Taliban'';
Whereas the United States and India share a mutually beneficial political, 
        economic, and security partnership;
Whereas, in 2005, the United States and India launched a strategic partnership 
        that served to broaden and deepen the security cooperation between the 
        two countries;
Whereas the security cooperation between the United States and India plays an 
        essential role in combating terrorism in the region, including the 
        India-U.S. Counterterrorism Joint Working Group;
Whereas the United States and India have pledged to strengthen cooperation 
        against terrorist threats from groups, including al-Qaida (AQ), ISIS, 
        JeM, LeT, and D-Company; and
Whereas the United States is committed to working with the Government of India 
        to combat terrorism in all forms: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns in the strongest terms the recent terrorist 
        attack in India that resulted in the tragic loss of 40 lives;
            (2) offers its deepest condolences to the family and 
        friends of the victims and to India, and reaffirms its 
        solidarity with the Indian people;
            (3) honors the memory of the 40 Indian paramilitary force 
        members whose lives were tragically lost in this horrific 
        attack;
            (4) urges the Government of Pakistan to end immediately its 
        support, including access to a safe haven, to terrorist groups 
        operating on its soil, whose goals are to sow chaos, violence, 
        and terror in the region;
            (5) recognizes the threat posed by Jaish-e-Mohammad and 
        other terrorist organizations being provided safe haven in 
        Pakistan and reaffirms the United States commitment to 
        addressing Pakistan's harboring and support of internationally 
        recognized terrorist organizations;
            (6) recognizes the significant efforts made by the 
        Government of India to combat terrorism; and
            (7) reaffirms the United States commitment to working with 
        the Government of India to combat terrorism in all forms.
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