[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 72 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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, and 
 Mrs. Britt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Foreign Relations

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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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