Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1179 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1179

  Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to 
 external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a 
                   negotiated settlement of the war.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2026

    Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Jackson of 
Illinois, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Amo, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to 
 external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a 
                   negotiated settlement of the war.

Whereas fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support 
        Forces (RSF) militia started a civil war in Sudan on April 15, 2023, 
        which has now raged for 3 years;
Whereas the Sudanese civil war has reportedly caused over 400,000 deaths and 
        forcibly displaced more than 14,000,000 people;
Whereas the SAF and RSF have perpetrated numerous atrocities against civilians, 
        including rape, torture, arbitrary detention, and forced starvation;
Whereas, on December 6, 2023, the Secretary of State determined that members of 
        the SAF and RSF have committed war crimes in Sudan, members of the RSF 
        and allied militias have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic 
        cleansing, and found that ``Masalit civilians have been hunted down and 
        left for dead in the streets'';
Whereas, on January 7, 2025, the Secretary of State determined the RSF and 
        allied Arab militias have committed genocide in Sudan;
Whereas the United Nations International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan 
        documented in February 2026 that the RSF has committed genocidal acts 
        against the Fur, Zaghawa, and other non-Arab communities in Darfur;
Whereas Sudan constitutes the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 
        34,000,000 people in need of life-saving assistance;
Whereas the ongoing conflict compromises Sudan's independence, sovereignty, and 
        territorial integrity;
Whereas the Sudanese civil war threatens regional peace and stability and risks 
        spreading to neighboring countries;
Whereas the Sudanese civil war cannot be resolved militarily;
Whereas external support for the warring parties prolongs the Sudanese civil war 
        and exacerbates human suffering;
Whereas the Sudanese people rejected military rule during the 2019 revolution 
        and have repeatedly expressed their desire for transparent, accountable, 
        democratic governance;
Whereas, despite persistent challenges, Sudanese civil society remains strong 
        and community-led Emergency Response Rooms have served as the backbone 
        of the humanitarian response, providing food, water, and medicine in 
        areas inaccessible to international humanitarian organizations; and
Whereas the United States has a clear moral and strategic interest in ending the 
        Sudanese civil war, restoring civilian-led governance, and maintaining 
        peace and stability in sub-Saharan Africa: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that all Sudanese people are entitled to 
        safety and security;
            (2) condemns all attacks on civilians in Sudan, including 
        the RSF's genocidal campaign against non-Arab communities in 
        Darfur, and calls on the warring parties to uphold their 
        obligations under international law to protect civilians and 
        cease attacks on schools, medical facilities, and places of 
        worship;
            (3) applauds international, national, and local 
        humanitarian organizations' efforts to deliver lifesaving 
        assistance to conflict-affected communities, and calls on the 
        warring parties to grant aid workers unfettered access to 
        populations in need of assistance and ensure aid workers' 
        safety;
            (4) calls on external actors to immediately end material 
        support to the RSF and SAF;
            (5) calls on the Trump Administration to take clear, 
        resolute action to end the provision of external support to the 
        warring parties, negotiate an end to the Sudanese civil war, 
        and restore civilian-led democratic governance in Sudan; and
            (6) calls on the international community to prioritize 
        civilian efforts to end the war and, at the appropriate time, 
        assist post-conflict reconstruction and recovery efforts in 
        Sudan and support the establishment of a robust transitional 
        justice mechanism to restore the rule of law, strengthen social 
        cohesion, and hold perpetrators of mass killings, sexual 
        violence, and other human rights abuses accountable.
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