H.Res. 554

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 554 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 554

Supporting President Trump's decisive actions to dismantle Iran's 
nuclear weapons program and affirming unwavering support for the State 
of Israel's right to self-defense.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 27, 2025

Mr. Baumgartner (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. 
Lawler, and Ms. Salazar) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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RESOLUTION

Supporting President Trump's decisive actions to dismantle Iran's 
nuclear weapons program and affirming unwavering support for the State 
of Israel's right to self-defense.

Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor 
of terrorism and poses a direct and escalating threat to the national 
security of the United States, our servicemembers abroad, and our 
allies, particularly Israel, through its pursuit of nuclear weapons, 
ballistic missile development, proxy terrorism, cyberwarfare, and its 
open hostility toward United States values and interests;
Whereas Iran has continued to escalate its aggression across the Middle East, 
including by launching large-scale missile and drone attacks directly 
against the State of Israel and United States assets in the region;
Whereas Iran has expanded strategic cooperation with both the Russian Federation 
and the People's Republic of China, including the supply of drones and 
missiles used by Russian forces in Ukraine and participation in joint 
naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean;
Whereas Iran has signed a 25-year strategic agreement with China worth $400 
billion which spans military, intelligence, cyber, and energy sectors, 
and has enabled Iran to evade Western sanctions and advance both its 
nuclear and ballistic missile programs;
Whereas the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, increased 
their missile and drone attacks against United States forces, Israeli 
civilians, and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, utilizing advanced 
Iranian-supplied weaponry to threaten vital maritime routes, regional 
security, and United States citizens lives;
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists carried out the deadliest massacre 
of Jews since the Holocaust, killing over 1,200 Israeli civilians, 
including women, children, and the elderly, committing acts of rape and 
mutilation, and taking more than 200 hostages;
Whereas the attack was materially enabled by Iran's longstanding support, 
including funding, weapons, training, military technology, and 
logistical coordination, as well as meetings between Hamas leadership 
and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Beirut in the 
weeks prior;
Whereas senior Iranian leaders have repeatedly threatened the destruction of 
Israel and explicitly warned of nuclear strikes, including Supreme 
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's statement on January 3, 2025, declaring 
that ``Israel will be wiped off the map'', and statements by Iranian 
generals threatening nuclear retaliation against Israeli cities if 
attacked;
Whereas the Obama administration's 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
(JCPOA) provided Iran with international legitimacy to enrich uranium, 
allowed it to retain thousands of centrifuges, excluded its ballistic 
missile program from restrictions, and granted over $100 billion in 
sanctions relief, which the regime redirected to expand its military and 
terror networks;
Whereas the Biden administration not only reversed key elements of the first 
Trump administration's Maximum Pressure policy but also accelerated the 
Obama-era strategy of appeasement by easing sanctions enforcement and 
enabling a surge in Iranian oil sales, thereby emboldening Iran's 
aggression;
Whereas when a hostile regime like the Islamic Republic of Iran builds hardened 
nuclear enrichment facilities such as Fordow, installs advanced 
centrifuges capable of enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels, arms 
proxy forces with precision-guided munitions, and repeatedly signals 
intent to strike United States personnel and allies, the threat is no 
longer hypothetical, it is ongoing, imminent, and real;
Whereas Iran has engaged in a pattern of escalating behavior, including 
enrichment beyond JCPOA limits, obstruction of IAEA inspections, missile 
transfers to proxies, and public threats to destroy Israel and retaliate 
against the United States, demonstrating both capability and intent to 
conduct strategic attacks;
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly rejected President Trump's 
good faith diplomatic efforts by the United States and other parties to 
address its nuclear program;
Whereas Iran's rejection of President Trump's clear and fair ultimatum 
demonstrates its bad-faith approach and unwillingness to abandon its 
nuclear ambitions, thereby necessitating continued strong United States 
leadership and unwavering support for Israel;
Whereas, in this context, on June 21, 2025, following Iran's continued refusal 
to negotiate with the United States, the U.S. Air Force launched a 
targeted strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities, a proportionate and 
lawful act of national defense consistent with longstanding norms and 
United States law;
Whereas the United States strike on Iranian nuclear facilities was not an act of 
escalation, but a proportionate and lawful act of national and 
collective defense consistent with longstanding norms and preemptive 
self-defense;
Whereas this strike dealt a devastating blow to the regime's aspirations of 
achieving a nuclear weapon; and
Whereas the House of Representatives stands firmly with Israel in its rightful 
acts of self-defense and affirms its support for President Trump's 
effective Maximum Pressure strategy, which is successfully confronting 
the Iranian threat, restoring American credibility, and defeating Iran's 
nuclear ambitions and regional aggression: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) hails the success of Operation Midnight Hammer, 
commending President Trump and our Nation's Armed Forces for 
their successful efforts to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons 
infrastructure, neutralize a continuing and imminent threat, 
and restore critical regional deterrence;
(2) reaffirms that it must be the continued position of the 
United States to ensure that Iran is never permitted to build a 
nuclear weapon, and embraces the policy objective of preventing 
a nuclear-armed Iran through permanent, verifiable prohibition 
on all enrichment activities, weapons development, and 
ballistic missile delivery systems, by diplomatic means 
wherever possible, and through force only when necessary to 
protect the United States and allied security;
(3) reaffirms unwavering support for the State of Israel's 
right to self-defense and calls for continued United States and 
Israel defense coordination, including timely replenishment of 
missile defense systems such as the Iron Dome and David's 
Sling;
(4) applauds the Trump administration's renewed call for 
Iran to return to negotiations aimed at ending hostilities, 
curtailing proxy aggression, and dismantling its nuclear 
weapons program, and emphasizes that such diplomacy must be 
backed by sustained pressure and regional cooperation;
(5) urges the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to 
leverage their diplomatic influence with Iran to press for 
immediate deescalation and reengagement in serious 
negotiations, while coordinating with the United States on 
sanctions enforcement and contingency measures under Resolution 
2231; and
(6) affirms that the United States does not seek war with 
the Iranian people, but rather seeks to end the regime's 
nuclear weapons pursuit and regional aggression, and expresses 
solidarity with the Iranian people in their aspirations for 
peace, dignity, and fundamental freedoms.
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