Affirms that the Senate believes Hamas cannot be allowed to keep any political or military control in the Gaza Strip, and calls on the President to use economic and diplomatic tools to cut off Hamas's funding from Iran and other sources.

Official title: A resolution affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control in the Gaza Strip.

Outcome Agreed to by the Senate

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Senate

Introduced 11-FEB-2025

Referred 11-FEB-2025

Passed 13-MAR-2025

Key points

States that Hamas cannot be allowed to retain any political or military control in the Gaza Strip
Calls on the President to use all available economic and diplomatic tools to halt Hamas funding from Iran and other revenue sources
Expresses Senate support for Israel as it defends its sovereignty against Hamas, Iran, and Iranian proxies
Is a nonbinding resolution that states the Senate's position and does not create new legal requirements

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (11-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Agreed to Senate, 13-MAR-2025).

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Committee referrals (1)

Foreign Relations Committee (Senate)

Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Cosponsors · 5

■ 3 D■ 2 R

3 Democrats

2 Republicans

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