[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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