119-hres521

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 521 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 521

Standing with Israel as it works to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment 
 capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 17, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
Bacon, and Mr. Van Drew) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

Standing with Israel as it works to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment 
 capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians.

Whereas, on February 27, 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency

    (IAEA) reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran had enriched uranium to 83.7 
 percent, which is sufficient for a crude nuclear device and just short 
 of the standard 90 percent threshold typically needed for weapons-grade 
 fissile material;
Whereas, on September 16, 2023, the IAEA reported that the Islamic Republic of 
 Iran banned the activities of nearly one-third of the IAEA's most 
 experienced nuclear inspectors in Iran, a decision that, according to 
 IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, harmed the IAEA's ability to 
 monitor Iran's nuclear program;
Whereas, on November 15, 2024, the IAEA reported that the Islamic Republic of 
 Iran has continued to expand its enrichment facilities and install 
 additional advanced centrifuges, including at the Natanz Nuclear 
 Facility, where there are 15 cascades of advanced centrifuges, and the 
 Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, where there are advanced preparations for 
 the expansion of the facility;
Whereas, on February 26, 2025, the IAEA reported that the Islamic Republic of 
 Iran has between 5 and 7 metric tons of enriched uranium, and had 
 increased its total stockpile of 60 percent highly enriched uranium to 
 274.8 kilograms (605.83 pounds), which, if further enriched, could be 
 sufficient to produce six nuclear weapons;
Whereas, on May 31, 2025, the IAEA reported that the stock of 60 percent-
 enriched uranium of the Islamic Republic of Iran had increased to an 
 estimated 408.6 kg, equivalent to 900.8 pounds, which is an amount that 
 if enriched further could be sufficient enough to produce at least nine 
 nuclear bombs;
Whereas, on June 12, 2025, the IAEA Board of Governors, for the first time since 
 2005, adopted a resolution finding the Islamic Republic of Iran to be in 
 breach of its non-proliferation obligations under the Non-Proliferation 
 Treaty

    (NPT) Safeguards Agreement, which Iran signed in 1974;
Whereas the IAEA's resolution was supported by 19 countries, including the 
 United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran responded to the IAEA action by announcing 
 it would further expand its nuclear program, including by opening an 
 additional enrichment facility and taking other measures;
Whereas, President of the United States Donald Trump has been clear that Iran 
 should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, including on April 7, 
 2025, when he stated, ``it's not a complicated formula. Iran cannot have 
 a nuclear weapon. That's all there is.'';
Whereas, the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly rejected good-faith 
 diplomatic efforts by the United States and others to address its 
 nuclear program, including on April 8, 2025, when it rejected the 
 dismantlement of its nuclear program, stating, ``Our nuclear program 
 cannot be dismantled.'';
Whereas, on April 12, 2025, President Trump gave the Islamic Republic of Iran 60 
 days to negotiate a new agreement in good faith;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran failed to negotiate in good faith with the 
 United States and continued to enrich weapons-grade uranium;
Whereas, on June 13, 2025, in the face of an existential nuclear threat from the 
 Islamic Republic of Iran and after exhausting all diplomatic avenues, 
 Israel conducted intelligence-driven preemptive strikes to prevent Iran 
 from acquiring nuclear weapons and such capability explicitly designed 
 to achieve the destruction of Israel and the United States;
Whereas these strikes were proportional and targeted against Iran's nuclear 
 sites, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

    (IRGC) facilities and leaders, 
 nuclear scientists, and related military targets and included the 
 elimination of many senior Islamic Republic military leaders sanctioned 
 by the United States for terrorist activities, including Hossein Salami, 
 and Mohammad Khatami;
Whereas Iran's nuclear sites at the Natanz Nuclear Facility and nuclear sites in 
 Khondab, Khorramabad, Isfahan and Shiraz were targeted and either 
 destroyed or severely degraded;
Whereas in retaliation, the Islamic Republic of Iran has indiscriminately 
 targeted Israeli civilian centers in cities like Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, 
 Bat Yam, Rehovot, Haifa, Petah Tikvah, and Jerusalem;
Whereas 24 Israelis have already been killed by these attacks and over 590 
 Israelis have been wounded, with the threat of additional attacks by the 
 regime likely in the future;
Whereas a nuclear Iran poses a grave threat to the United States, Israel, and 
 the broader Middle East;
Whereas Israel's preemptive strikes achieved national security objectives 
 without risking American lives; and
Whereas the United States supports Israel in its continuing efforts against 
 Iran's nuclear aspirations; Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports--

    (1) stands with Israel as it takes targeted military 
 actions to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities and 
 defend itself against the existential threat of a nuclear-armed 
 Iran;

    (2) recognizes that Israel's preemptive and proportional 
 strikes against Iran's nuclear sites advance the vital United 
 States national security interest in a nuclear free Iran;

    (3) reaffirms Israel's right to self-defense;

    (4) condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran's indiscriminate 
 attacks against civilians in Israel;

    (5) condemns the Islamic Republic's repression of the 
 Iranian people and mourns those lost to the regime's brutality;

    (6) calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately 
 cease its pursuit of nuclear weapons, halt enrichment, and 
 fully dismantle its nuclear program and related infrastructure;

    (7) calls on all countries to unequivocally condemn the 
 Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear enrichment and weaponization 
 efforts and support the immediate dismantlement of its nuclear 
 program and related infrastructure;

    (8) mourns the 24 Israelis killed and 590 Israelis wounded 
 in the Islamic Republic of Iran's indiscriminate retaliatory 
 attacks against civilians;

    (9) reaffirms the United States commitment to Israel's 
 security, including through security assistance in accordance 
 with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding; and

    (10) stands ready to assist Israel with emergency resupply 
 and other security, diplomatic, and intelligence support.
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