Bill Details
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2025-02-10 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S821)
Introduced Date
2025-02-10
Policy Area
International Affairs
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- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-Connecticut]
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-Illinois]
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-Georgia]
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-Vermont]
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-Maryland]
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-Georgia]
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-Vermont]
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-Oregon]
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-Illinois]
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-Oregon]
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-Rhode Island]
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-New Jersey]
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-Wisconsin]
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This resolution says the Senate believes the United States should not send U.S. troops, military equipment, or federal money to Gaza for the purpose of “taking over” the area. It is a political statement, not a law, and it argues that the U.S. should not get involved in a new military occupation or forced relocation of Gaza’s people. The resolution says such action would harm U.S. interests, damage ties with partners in the region, and could fuel more violence and terrorism. It also says there is no legal approval from Congress for using U.S. force there.
- It refers to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the large number of deaths in the conflict that followed, including many Palestinians in Gaza.
- It notes the January 15, 2025 ceasefire, which allowed hostages to be returned, reduced fighting in Gaza, and opened the door for more humanitarian aid.
- It rejects the idea of the United States controlling Gaza or forcing people out of their homes, saying Palestinians have a right to self-determination and to live in peace.
- It warns that a long U.S. military deployment in the Middle East would be costly, could lead to another open-ended war, and would put U.S. lives at risk.
Official Summaries
This resolution states it is the sense of the Senate that the United States will not deploy U.S. Armed Forces, risk U.S. lives, or use U.S. funds to take over Gaza.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 68 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 68
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States shall not
deploy United States military assets or personnel to Gaza for purposes
of ``taking over'' Gaza.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2025
Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ossoff, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wyden, and Ms.
Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States shall not
deploy United States military assets or personnel to Gaza for purposes
of ``taking over'' Gaza.
Whereas the horrific attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, killed 1,195
Israelis;
Whereas Israeli military operations in Gaza have resulted in more than 45,000
Palestinians killed;
Whereas, the January 15, 2025, ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resulted in
the long-overdue return of innocent hostages taken by Hamas, the
suspension of Israeli military activity in Gaza and the redeployment of
forces, and an opportunity for the international community to surge
humanitarian aid to Gazans in need;
Whereas, on February 4, 2025, President Trump suggested the United States will
``take over the Gaza Strip'' and forcibly relocate its people;
Whereas the Palestinian people have the right to self-determination and their
own independent state, and to live with dignity and in peaceful
coexistence with their neighbors;
Whereas the United States asserting control over Gaza would fracture relations
with United States partners in the region and around the world, validate
the Iranian regime's corrosive rhetoric, and foster higher levels of
radicalization and terrorism that would only further threaten the
interests of the United States and United States citizens and members of
the Armed Forces in the region;
Whereas the people of the United States have no interest in a new and extended
military deployment to the Middle East, a new forever war in the Middle
East, expending untold billions of taxpayer dollars to support any
United States military operations in Gaza, or the forcible displacement
of 2,000,000 people from Gaza; and
Whereas there is no congressional authorization, as required by law, for the use
of United States military force in Gaza: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the United States
will not deploy United States Armed Forces, risk United States lives,
or otherwise use United States funds to fulfill the pronounced
objective to ``take over'' Gaza.
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