A resolution calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 224 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 224

  Calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the 
                      needs of civilians in Gaza.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2025

  Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kim, 
 Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Ossoff, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, 
  Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Whitehouse, and Mr. King) submitted the following resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the 
                      needs of civilians in Gaza.

Whereas the entire population of the Gaza Strip, an estimated 2,200,000 people, 
        is facing acute levels of hunger;
Whereas, according to the United Nations, since January 2025, approximately 
        10,000 children have been identified as suffering from acute 
        malnutrition--a telltale sign of imminent famine;
Whereas the borders of Gaza have been blocked since March 2, 2025, prohibiting 
        entry of food, medicine, infant formula, fuel, and other lifesaving 
        humanitarian supplies;
Whereas all 25 World Food Program-supported bakeries in Gaza closed on March 31, 
        2025, as wheat flour and cooking fuel ran out, and the same week World 
        Food Program food parcels distributed to families--with two weeks of 
        food rations--were exhausted;
Whereas the Executive Director of the World Food Program Cindy McCain said on 
        April 25, ``People are starving, and. . . many more are going to starve 
        as a result of this.'';
Whereas women eat last and least in times of heightened food insecurity; and
Whereas the health system in Gaza is near total collapse: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) is gravely concerned with--
                    (A) the humanitarian crisis and acute suffering of 
                the Palestinian civilians in Gaza; and
                    (B) the suffering of the hostages and hostage 
                families; and
            (2) calls on the White House, Department of State, and 
        other relevant United States Government agencies to urgently 
        use all available diplomatic tools to bring about the release 
        of the hostages, an immediate cessation of the blockade on food 
        and humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, and a durable 
        end to the conflict in Gaza.
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