Standing with Israel as it works to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 521 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 521

Standing with Israel as it works to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment 
 capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
Bacon, and Mr. Van Drew) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Standing with Israel as it works to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment 
 capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians.

Whereas, on February 27, 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
        reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran had enriched uranium to 83.7 
        percent, which is sufficient for a crude nuclear device and just short 
        of the standard 90 percent threshold typically needed for weapons-grade 
        fissile material;
Whereas, on September 16, 2023, the IAEA reported that the Islamic Republic of 
        Iran banned the activities of nearly one-third of the IAEA's most 
        experienced nuclear inspectors in Iran, a decision that, according to 
        IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, harmed the IAEA's ability to 
        monitor Iran's nuclear program;
Whereas, on November 15, 2024, the IAEA reported that the Islamic Republic of 
        Iran has continued to expand its enrichment facilities and install 
        additional advanced centrifuges, including at the Natanz Nuclear 
        Facility, where there are 15 cascades of advanced centrifuges, and the 
        Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, where there are advanced preparations for 
        the expansion of the facility;
Whereas, on February 26, 2025, the IAEA reported that the Islamic Republic of 
        Iran has between 5 and 7 metric tons of enriched uranium, and had 
        increased its total stockpile of 60 percent highly enriched uranium to 
        274.8 kilograms (605.83 pounds), which, if further enriched, could be 
        sufficient to produce six nuclear weapons;
Whereas, on May 31, 2025, the IAEA reported that the stock of 60 percent-
        enriched uranium of the Islamic Republic of Iran had increased to an 
        estimated 408.6 kg, equivalent to 900.8 pounds, which is an amount that 
        if enriched further could be sufficient enough to produce at least nine 
        nuclear bombs;
Whereas, on June 12, 2025, the IAEA Board of Governors, for the first time since 
        2005, adopted a resolution finding the Islamic Republic of Iran to be in 
        breach of its non-proliferation obligations under the Non-Proliferation 
        Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement, which Iran signed in 1974;
Whereas the IAEA's resolution was supported by 19 countries, including the 
        United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran responded to the IAEA action by announcing 
        it would further expand its nuclear program, including by opening an 
        additional enrichment facility and taking other measures;
Whereas, President of the United States Donald Trump has been clear that Iran 
        should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, including on April 7, 
        2025, when he stated, ``it's not a complicated formula. Iran cannot have 
        a nuclear weapon. That's all there is.'';
Whereas, the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly rejected good-faith 
        diplomatic efforts by the United States and others to address its 
        nuclear program, including on April 8, 2025, when it rejected the 
        dismantlement of its nuclear program, stating, ``Our nuclear program 
        cannot be dismantled.'';
Whereas, on April 12, 2025, President Trump gave the Islamic Republic of Iran 60 
        days to negotiate a new agreement in good faith;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran failed to negotiate in good faith with the 
        United States and continued to enrich weapons-grade uranium;
Whereas, on June 13, 2025, in the face of an existential nuclear threat from the 
        Islamic Republic of Iran and after exhausting all diplomatic avenues, 
        Israel conducted intelligence-driven preemptive strikes to prevent Iran 
        from acquiring nuclear weapons and such capability explicitly designed 
        to achieve the destruction of Israel and the United States;
Whereas these strikes were proportional and targeted against Iran's nuclear 
        sites, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities and leaders, 
        nuclear scientists, and related military targets and included the 
        elimination of many senior Islamic Republic military leaders sanctioned 
        by the United States for terrorist activities, including Hossein Salami, 
        and Mohammad Khatami;
Whereas Iran's nuclear sites at the Natanz Nuclear Facility and nuclear sites in 
        Khondab, Khorramabad, Isfahan and Shiraz were targeted and either 
        destroyed or severely degraded;
Whereas in retaliation, the Islamic Republic of Iran has indiscriminately 
        targeted Israeli civilian centers in cities like Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, 
        Bat Yam, Rehovot, Haifa, Petah Tikvah, and Jerusalem;
Whereas 24 Israelis have already been killed by these attacks and over 590 
        Israelis have been wounded, with the threat of additional attacks by the 
        regime likely in the future;
Whereas a nuclear Iran poses a grave threat to the United States, Israel, and 
        the broader Middle East;
Whereas Israel's preemptive strikes achieved national security objectives 
        without risking American lives; and
Whereas the United States supports Israel in its continuing efforts against 
        Iran's nuclear aspirations; Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports--
            (1) stands with Israel as it takes targeted military 
        actions to dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities and 
        defend itself against the existential threat of a nuclear-armed 
        Iran;
            (2) recognizes that Israel's preemptive and proportional 
        strikes against Iran's nuclear sites advance the vital United 
        States national security interest in a nuclear free Iran;
            (3) reaffirms Israel's right to self-defense;
            (4) condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran's indiscriminate 
        attacks against civilians in Israel;
            (5) condemns the Islamic Republic's repression of the 
        Iranian people and mourns those lost to the regime's brutality;
            (6) calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately 
        cease its pursuit of nuclear weapons, halt enrichment, and 
        fully dismantle its nuclear program and related infrastructure;
            (7) calls on all countries to unequivocally condemn the 
        Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear enrichment and weaponization 
        efforts and support the immediate dismantlement of its nuclear 
        program and related infrastructure;
            (8) mourns the 24 Israelis killed and 590 Israelis wounded 
        in the Islamic Republic of Iran's indiscriminate retaliatory 
        attacks against civilians;
            (9) reaffirms the United States commitment to Israel's 
        security, including through security assistance in accordance 
        with the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding; and
            (10) stands ready to assist Israel with emergency resupply 
        and other security, diplomatic, and intelligence support.
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