119-hres554

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 554 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 554

 Supporting President Trump's decisive actions to dismantle Iran's 
nuclear weapons program and affirming unwavering support for the State 
 of Israel's right to self-defense.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 27, 2025

 Mr. Baumgartner (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. 
Lawler, and Ms. Salazar) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
 fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 RESOLUTION

 Supporting President Trump's decisive actions to dismantle Iran's 
nuclear weapons program and affirming unwavering support for the State 
 of Israel's right to self-defense.

Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor 
 of terrorism and poses a direct and escalating threat to the national 
 security of the United States, our servicemembers abroad, and our 
 allies, particularly Israel, through its pursuit of nuclear weapons, 
 ballistic missile development, proxy terrorism, cyberwarfare, and its 
 open hostility toward United States values and interests;
Whereas Iran has continued to escalate its aggression across the Middle East, 
 including by launching large-scale missile and drone attacks directly 
 against the State of Israel and United States assets in the region;
Whereas Iran has expanded strategic cooperation with both the Russian Federation 
 and the People's Republic of China, including the supply of drones and 
 missiles used by Russian forces in Ukraine and participation in joint 
 naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean;
Whereas Iran has signed a 25-year strategic agreement with China worth $400 
 billion which spans military, intelligence, cyber, and energy sectors, 
 and has enabled Iran to evade Western sanctions and advance both its 
 nuclear and ballistic missile programs;
Whereas the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, increased 
 their missile and drone attacks against United States forces, Israeli 
 civilians, and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, utilizing advanced 
 Iranian-supplied weaponry to threaten vital maritime routes, regional 
 security, and United States citizens lives;
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists carried out the deadliest massacre 
 of Jews since the Holocaust, killing over 1,200 Israeli civilians, 
 including women, children, and the elderly, committing acts of rape and 
 mutilation, and taking more than 200 hostages;
Whereas the attack was materially enabled by Iran's longstanding support, 
 including funding, weapons, training, military technology, and 
 logistical coordination, as well as meetings between Hamas leadership 
 and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

    (IRGC) in Beirut in the 
 weeks prior;
Whereas senior Iranian leaders have repeatedly threatened the destruction of 
 Israel and explicitly warned of nuclear strikes, including Supreme 
 Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's statement on January 3, 2025, declaring 
 that ``Israel will be wiped off the map'', and statements by Iranian 
 generals threatening nuclear retaliation against Israeli cities if 
 attacked;
Whereas the Obama administration's 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

    (JCPOA) provided Iran with international legitimacy to enrich uranium, 
 allowed it to retain thousands of centrifuges, excluded its ballistic 
 missile program from restrictions, and granted over $100 billion in 
 sanctions relief, which the regime redirected to expand its military and 
 terror networks;
Whereas the Biden administration not only reversed key elements of the first 
 Trump administration's Maximum Pressure policy but also accelerated the 
 Obama-era strategy of appeasement by easing sanctions enforcement and 
 enabling a surge in Iranian oil sales, thereby emboldening Iran's 
 aggression;
Whereas when a hostile regime like the Islamic Republic of Iran builds hardened 
 nuclear enrichment facilities such as Fordow, installs advanced 
 centrifuges capable of enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels, arms 
 proxy forces with precision-guided munitions, and repeatedly signals 
 intent to strike United States personnel and allies, the threat is no 
 longer hypothetical, it is ongoing, imminent, and real;
Whereas Iran has engaged in a pattern of escalating behavior, including 
 enrichment beyond JCPOA limits, obstruction of IAEA inspections, missile 
 transfers to proxies, and public threats to destroy Israel and retaliate 
 against the United States, demonstrating both capability and intent to 
 conduct strategic attacks;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly rejected President Trump's 
 good faith diplomatic efforts by the United States and other parties to 
 address its nuclear program;
Whereas Iran's rejection of President Trump's clear and fair ultimatum 
 demonstrates its bad-faith approach and unwillingness to abandon its 
 nuclear ambitions, thereby necessitating continued strong United States 
 leadership and unwavering support for Israel;
Whereas, in this context, on June 21, 2025, following Iran's continued refusal 
 to negotiate with the United States, the U.S. Air Force launched a 
 targeted strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities, a proportionate and 
 lawful act of national defense consistent with longstanding norms and 
 United States law;
Whereas the United States strike on Iranian nuclear facilities was not an act of 
 escalation, but a proportionate and lawful act of national and 
 collective defense consistent with longstanding norms and preemptive 
 self-defense;
Whereas this strike dealt a devastating blow to the regime's aspirations of 
 achieving a nuclear weapon; and
Whereas the House of Representatives stands firmly with Israel in its rightful 
 acts of self-defense and affirms its support for President Trump's 
 effective Maximum Pressure strategy, which is successfully confronting 
 the Iranian threat, restoring American credibility, and defeating Iran's 
 nuclear ambitions and regional aggression: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) hails the success of Operation Midnight Hammer, 
 commending President Trump and our Nation's Armed Forces for 
 their successful efforts to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons 
 infrastructure, neutralize a continuing and imminent threat, 
 and restore critical regional deterrence;

    (2) reaffirms that it must be the continued position of the 
 United States to ensure that Iran is never permitted to build a 
 nuclear weapon, and embraces the policy objective of preventing 
 a nuclear-armed Iran through permanent, verifiable prohibition 
 on all enrichment activities, weapons development, and 
 ballistic missile delivery systems, by diplomatic means 
 wherever possible, and through force only when necessary to 
 protect the United States and allied security;

    (3) reaffirms unwavering support for the State of Israel's 
 right to self-defense and calls for continued United States and 
 Israel defense coordination, including timely replenishment of 
 missile defense systems such as the Iron Dome and David's 
 Sling;

    (4) applauds the Trump administration's renewed call for 
 Iran to return to negotiations aimed at ending hostilities, 
 curtailing proxy aggression, and dismantling its nuclear 
 weapons program, and emphasizes that such diplomacy must be 
 backed by sustained pressure and regional cooperation;

    (5) urges the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to 
 leverage their diplomatic influence with Iran to press for 
 immediate deescalation and reengagement in serious 
 negotiations, while coordinating with the United States on 
 sanctions enforcement and contingency measures under Resolution 
 2231; and

    (6) affirms that the United States does not seek war with 
 the Iranian people, but rather seeks to end the regime's 
 nuclear weapons pursuit and regional aggression, and expresses 
 solidarity with the Iranian people in their aspirations for 
 peace, dignity, and fundamental freedoms.
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