119-sres72

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 72 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 72

Affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control in 
 the Gaza Strip .

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 11, 2025

 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. 
Britt, and Mr. Fetterman) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

 March 13, 2025

 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

Affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control in 
 the Gaza Strip .

Whereas Hamas was established in 1987, with the Hamas Covenant stating ``Israel 
 will exist and will continue to exist until [it is] obliterate[d]'' 
 clearly signifying the intent of Hamas to destroy the State of Israel, 
 eradicate the Jewish population, and undermine peace and prosperity in 
 the Middle East;
Whereas, on October 8, 1997, the Secretary of State designated Hamas a foreign 
 terrorist organization in accordance with 

section 219 of the Immigration 
 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) for their repeated support for acts 
 of terrorism;
Whereas, since 2007, Hamas has served as the de facto governing body in the Gaza 
 Strip;
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas--

    (1) launched an unprovoked attack against the State of Israel;

    (2) brutally murdered more than 1,200 innocent men, women, and 
children;

    (3) took more than 250 individuals hostage; and

    (4) injured thousands more individuals in the deadliest attack on the 
Jewish people since the Holocaust;

Whereas the United States Government has concluded that--

    (1) ``Hamas has received funding, weapons, and training from the 
Islamic Republic of Iran''; and

    (2) ``Iran provides up to $100,000,000 annually in combined support to 
Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas''; and

Whereas Hamas has threatened to attack the State of Israel again and stated ``We 
 must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do this again and again. The Al-
 Aqsa Deluge [the name Hamas gave its October 7 onslaught] is just the 
 first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth'': Now, 
 therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) affirms that Hamas cannot be allowed to retain any 
 political or military control in the Gaza Strip;

    (2) calls upon the President to use all economic and 
 diplomatic tools possible to halt all sources of funding for 
 Hamas from the Islamic Republic of Iran and all other sources 
 of revenue; and

    (3) supports the State of Israel as it continues to defend 
 its sovereignty against attacks from Hamas, the Islamic 
 Republic of Iran, and all other Iranian proxies.
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