H.Res. 998

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 998 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 998

Commending President Trump, his administration, and the brave men and 
women of the Armed Forces, Intelligence Community, and Justice 
Department for the remarkable success of ``Operation Absolute 
Resolve''.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2026

Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Fine, Mr. 
Carter of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. 
Crawford, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
Rose, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. 
McGuire, Mr. Onder, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Crank, Mr. Collins, 
Mr. Bost, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Tony Gonzales of 
Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, 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

Commending President Trump, his administration, and the brave men and 
women of the Armed Forces, Intelligence Community, and Justice 
Department for the remarkable success of ``Operation Absolute 
Resolve''.

Whereas, on January 3, 2026, President Donald J. Trump demonstrated 
extraordinary political courage by authorizing ``Operation Absolute 
Resolve'' to apprehend the dictator Nicolas Maduro and dismantle the 
command structure of the Cartel de los Soles;
Whereas Nicolas Maduro is a fugitive from justice, charged by the Department of 
Justice with--

(1) narcoterrorism conspiracy (21 U.S.C. 960a);

(2) conspiracy to import cocaine (21 U.S.C. 963);

(3) possession of machine guns and destructive devices (18 U.S.C. 
924(c)(1)(B)(ii)); and

(4) conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices (18 
U.S.C. 924(o));

Whereas his co-conspirator and wife, Cilia Flores, was also extradited to the 
United States and is charged with--

(1) narcoterrorism conspiracy (21 U.S.C. 960a);

(2) conspiracy to import cocaine (21 U.S.C. 963); and

(3) conspiracy to possess machine guns (18 U.S.C. 924(o));

Whereas the Maduro regime systematically dismantled Venezuela's democratic 
institutions, beginning with the usurpation of the National Assembly in 
2015, the creation of an illegitimate Constituent Assembly in 2017, and 
the staging of a fraudulent reelection in 2018 that was declared 
illegitimate by over 50 nations;
Whereas, in 2024, the regime finalized its transition to full authoritarianism 
when its controlled Supreme Court ratified a 15-year ban on the leading 
opposition candidate, Maria Corina Machado;
Whereas to maintain his grip on power, the Maduro regime carried out thousands 
of extrajudicial killings, tortured political opponents, and terrorized 
the Venezuelan people, fueling the largest displacement crisis in the 
history of the Western Hemisphere;
Whereas Venezuela, under Maduro's direction, provided safe harbor to foreign 
terrorist organizations and transnational criminal groups, allowing them 
to weaponize migration and flood the United States with tons of lethal 
narcotics; and
Whereas these state-sponsored drug trafficking operations have directly fueled 
the drug overdose epidemic, contributing to the deaths of tens of 
thousands of Americans annually: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) applauds the courageous decision by commander in chief 
President Donald J. Trump, for his bold determination to 
confront the Maduro dictatorship directly, ending years of 
malaise and reasserting America in the Western Hemisphere;
(2) salutes the extraordinary bravery, professionalism, and 
operational effectiveness of the United States Armed Forces, 
the Intelligence Community, and law enforcement whose personnel 
successfully executed the mission to apprehend Nicolas Maduro 
and dismantle the command structure of the Cartel de los Soles;
(3) expresses its profound gratitude to the families of the 
servicemembers involved, acknowledging the sacrifices made to 
ensure the safety of the American homeland from the threat of 
state-sponsored narcoterrorism;
(4) reaffirms the Monroe Doctrine and its modern version, 
the Trump Corollary, as the base of Western Hemispheric 
security declaring the United States will not tolerate the 
foreign military bases, intelligence assets, or proxy forces by 
our adversaries in the Americas;
(5) recognizes that dismantling the Maduro regime is a 
critical national security imperative to stop the state-
sponsored flow of drugs that have flooded American communities 
and directly contributed to the drug overdose epidemic that 
claims tens of thousands of American lives annually; and
(6) stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela and 
supports a rapid, constitutional transition to free and fair 
elections to restore the democratic institutions dismantled by 
the Maduro dictatorship.
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