Condemning Lebanese Hezbollah's repeated violations of ceasefire agreements and calling for the Lebanese Government to ensure Lebanese Hezbollah immediately ceases all attacks and disarms, in accordance with the ceasefire.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1379

   Condemning Lebanese Hezbollah's repeated violations of ceasefire 
 agreements and calling for the Lebanese Government to ensure Lebanese 
  Hezbollah immediately ceases all attacks and disarms, in accordance 
                          with the ceasefire.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2026

Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
Moskowitz, Mr. Golden of Maine, and Mr. Suozzi) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Condemning Lebanese Hezbollah's repeated violations of ceasefire 
 agreements and calling for the Lebanese Government to ensure Lebanese 
  Hezbollah immediately ceases all attacks and disarms, in accordance 
                          with the ceasefire.

Whereas Lebanese Hezbollah is a United States-designated Foreign Terrorist 
        Organization that has killed hundreds of Americans, including 220 United 
        States Marines and 21 other service personnel in a bombing attack on the 
        Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983;
Whereas, on November 27, 2024, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire, 
        consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, that 
        required, as a condition of its continuation, the complete cessation of 
        Lebanese Hezbollah fire and the full evacuation of Hezbollah operatives 
        from the South Litani Sector;
Whereas, notwithstanding that agreement, Lebanese Hezbollah has repeatedly 
        violated the ceasefire by launching rockets, missiles, and drones 
        against Israeli communities;
Whereas, on January 8, 2026, the Lebanese Armed Forces claimed to have taken 
        operational control of southern Lebanon with the goal of disarming 
        Lebanese Hezbollah and asserting sovereignty;
Whereas, despite a ceasefire reached on April 16, 2026, Lebanese Hezbollah has 
        launched thousands of rocket, missile, and drone attacks toward northern 
        Israel, endangering the lives of Israeli and Lebanese civilians and 
        threatening the fragile diplomatic progress underway;
Whereas Lebanese Hezbollah fighters continue to operate south of the Litani 
        River in defiance of the ceasefire's terms, using Lebanese territory as 
        a base for attacks against Israel and undermining Lebanese sovereignty;
Whereas, on June 3, 2026, Israel and Lebanon reached a ceasefire agreement 
        calling for Lebanese Hezbollah to cease its attacks and withdraw 
        fighters from the South Litani Sector, and in which the United States, 
        Israel, and Lebanon reaffirmed that ``the future of the relationship 
        between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign 
        governments'', and in which Israel and Lebanon reaffirmed that ``they 
        have no hostile intent toward one another and committed to continuing 
        direct negotiations toward a comprehensive agreement between the two 
        countries'';
Whereas the Lebanese people have made clear that they do not wish to live under 
        the influence of the Iranian regime, and the United States stands with 
        the Lebanese people in their desire for a sovereign, stable, and 
        peaceful Lebanon;
Whereas Lebanese Hezbollah's attacks serve the interests of the Islamic Republic 
        of Iran, that has committed to the destruction of America's ally Israel;
Whereas the United States has a vital national interest in a stable and 
        sovereign Lebanon, a secure Israel, and a region free from Iranian-
        backed proxy aggression; and
Whereas the United States, Israel, and Lebanon have condemned the Islamic 
        Republic of Iran's ongoing destabilizing activities and agreed that any 
        ceasefire resolution must not run through Tehran: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly condemns Lebanese Hezbollah's flagrant and 
        repeated violations of ceasefire agreements, including its 
        undermining of Lebanese sovereignty and hostile attacks against 
        Israel;
            (2) calls on the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese Armed 
        Forces to ensure that Lebanese Hezbollah immediately cease all 
        attacks against Israel and removes its weapons and military 
        infrastructure from the South Litani Sector in accordance with 
        the ceasefire's terms;
            (3) supports the United States-brokered direct negotiations 
        between Israel and Lebanon, and urges all parties to proceed 
        swiftly and in good faith; and
            (4) reaffirms, consistent with the June 3, 2026, Joint 
        Statement, that the future of the relationship between Israel 
        and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments 
        and rejects any attempt by any state or non-state actor, 
        including Iran or Lebanese Hezbollah, to deny the Lebanese 
        people their sovereignty and freedom.
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