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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 786
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 16, 2023
Ms. Bush (for herself, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Carson, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Bowman, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, and Ms. Velázquez) submitted the following resolution
October 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine.
Whereas all human life is precious, and the targeting of civilians, no matter their faith or ethnicity, is a violation of international humanitarian law;
Whereas, between October 7 and October 16, 2023, armed violence has claimed the lives of over 2,700 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis, including Americans, and wounded thousands more;
Whereas hundreds of thousands of lives are at imminent risk if a cease-fire is not achieved and humanitarian aid is not delivered without delay; and
Whereas the Federal Government holds immense diplomatic power to save Israeli and Palestinian lives: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives—
urges the Biden administration to immediately call for and facilitate deescalation and a cease-fire to urgently end the current violence; and
calls upon the Biden administration to promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza.