Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.

This resolution calls on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during its October 2023 attack on Israel. The resolution (1) condemns Hamas for attacking Israel, taking hostages, and for threats made against hostages; (2) demands that Hamas immediately release hostages; (3) recognizes that hostage-taking is a violation of international humanitarian law; and (4) expresses sympathy to the hostages, wounded, deceased, and their families.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 793 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 793

 Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 
                         2023 attack on Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 17, 2023

    Ms. Stevens (for herself, Mr. Hill, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
  McClintock, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. 
 Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Bost, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Nickel, 
 Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
 Tonko, Ms. Wild, Mr. Costa, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
Kaptur, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carson, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Mace, Mr. Norman, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. 
  Walberg, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Ruiz, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. 
Watson Coleman, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Steil, Mr. Burgess, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
    Budzinski, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
     McCormick, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Stanton, Mr. 
Armstrong, Mr. Fulcher, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Williams of 
 Georgia, Mr. Peters, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Boyle of 
  Pennsylvania, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
 Norcross, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Webster of Florida, 
 Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ogles, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Moran, Mr. Edwards, 
Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Manning, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Davis 
 of Illinois, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Baird, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. 
    Newhouse, Ms. Titus, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
  Quigley, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
  Porter, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
Ryan, Mr. Duarte, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Goldman of 
 New York, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. 
  Panetta, Mr. Womack, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Crow, Ms. Lee of 
 Nevada, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Beatty, 
   Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
   Raskin, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
 Casar, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
 Jacobs, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Omar, 
 Mr. Thanedar, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Craig, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Adams, Mr. Kustoff, Ms. Tokuda, 
  Mr. Mfume, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Chu, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. 
Keating, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Miller of 
West Virginia, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Sewell, 
 Ms. Ross, Ms. Meng, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. 
 Sherrill, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Clyde, 
Mr. Levin, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. 
Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Balint, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
  Mann, Mr. Case, Mr. Amodei, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. 
Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
  Arrington, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Allred, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
   McClellan, Mr. Correa, Ms. Bush, Mr. Casten, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. 
  Bilirakis, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Ramirez, and Mr. Stauber) submitted the 
                          following resolution

                            October 25, 2023

              Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 
                         2023 attack on Israel.

Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack from Gaza 
        into Israel and against the Israeli people;
Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the Israeli military confirmed that Hamas killed 
        more than 1,400 people in the attack;
Whereas, on October 15, 2023, the United States Department of State confirmed 
        that at least 30 Americans were killed in the attack;
Whereas, on October 16, 2023, the Israeli military confirmed that Hamas was 
        holding 199 hostages in Gaza who were abducted during the attack;
Whereas Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions states that the taking 
        of hostages is and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place 
        whatsoever;
Whereas, on October 10, 2023, President Joe Biden confirmed that Americans are 
        known to be among the hostages;
Whereas it is reported that children and senior citizens are among the hostages; 
        and
Whereas Hamas has threatened to execute hostages and videotape the killings: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns Hamas for its brutal attack on Israel;
            (2) condemns Hamas for the taking of hostages;
            (3) condemns Hamas for threats made against hostages;
            (4) demands that Hamas immediately release all hostages and 
        return them to safety;
            (5) recognizes that the taking of hostages is a violation 
        of international humanitarian law; and
            (6) expresses sympathy to the hostages, wounded, deceased, 
        and their families for this travesty to justice and personal 
        hardship.
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