Condemning the brutal Hamas-led terrorist attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023, and supporting an outcome that ensures the forever survival of Israel, the complete denial of Hamas’s ability to reconstitute in the region, and the release of all the remaining hostages from the Gaza Strip, including two United States citizens.

S. Res. 438 · 119th Congress · Oct 7, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate—

(1)

condemns Iran-backed Hamas for—

(A)

its brutal attacks on Israel;

(B)

killing and taking hostage our fellow Americans; and

(C)

its use of rape as a weapon of war and for its inhumane treatment, torture, and murder of hostages;

(2)

condemns the destructive and antisemitic protests in the United States at which—

(A)

property has been damaged;

(B)

American flags have been torn down and burned; and

(C)

the safety of Jewish Americans has been threatened;

(3)

commends the ongoing cease-fire negotiations to bring an end to the conflict in the Gaza Strip; and

(4)

supports an outcome to the conflict that—

(A)

ensures the forever survival of Israel;

(B)

destroys Hamas’s ability to reconstitute any leadership role in the Middle East; and

(C)

returns all remaining hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, including the remains of United States citizens Omer Neutra and Itay Chen.

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Oct 7, 2025viewing Introduced in Senate Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Collins, Mr. Budd, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Justice, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Banks, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Young, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Ricketts, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Husted, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Daines, Ms. Lummis, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Moreno, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hagerty, and Mrs. Moody) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations