Standing With Israel Against Iranian Aggression   

On April 13, Iran launched a direct attack on the state of Israel, firing over 300 missiles and drones at the nation – the first time Iran has ever directly attacked Israel, a marked escalation from their reliance on terrorist proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Israeli and American forces, along with other allies, shot down 99 percent of the missiles launched by Iran; however, 12 people were treated at a hospital after the attack and Iran continues to threaten Israel with “a decisive and much stronger response.”
This direct attack follows the barbaric October 7th terrorist attacks perpetrated by Iran-backed Hamas that claimed the lives of over 1,200 innocent Israeli civilians and took more than 240 hostage – the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

Israel is a great ally and friend of the United States, and our partnership in combating terrorism is crucial to the national security of both nations. It is vital that we stand by Israel and support them in their efforts to ensure the safety of their people. Israel has every right to defend itself and respond strongly to this unjustified attack to show Iran there will be consequences for their evil actions.

Unfortunately, President Biden’s appeasement of Iran and failure to support Israel has emboldened more Iranian and terrorist aggression against our ally. After the direct attack yesterday, President Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that the United States would not support an Israeli counterattack on Iran, refusing to have our ally’s back. Additionally, the President has repeatedly waived and failed to enforce sanctions against Iran, granting them access to revenue which Iran turns around and gives to terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. 
While the White House teeters and displays weakness against our adversaries on the world stage, House Republicans are unwavering in our support of Israel. Last year, we passed a supplemental bill to aid Israel and support our ally – but the Senate refused to take it to the floor for a vote. Today, we’re bringing several measures to demonstrate our support of Israel and take action against Iran.

These bills, combined with other House-passed legislation that Leader Schumer has refused to take up in the Senate, represent a comprehensive response to the Iranian threat by supporting Israel’s response to the attack and sanctioning Iran’s leaders, cutting off their revenue sources, and targeting their partners and terrorist proxies.

H.R. 6046, the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act, introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde, redesignates the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization after the Biden Administration removed them from the list.

H.R. 6323, the Iran Counterterrorism Act, introduced by Rep. Young Kim, requires Iran to cease support for acts of international terrorism as a condition for the President to waive secondary sanctions and provides for a congressional review process for national security interest waivers of these sanctions.

H.R. 4691, the Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act, introduced by Rep. Keith Self, provides for tighter congressional oversight of any Administration attempt to weaken sanctions imposed on Iran.

H.R. 5947, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, ensures Iran cannot gain access to funds that could be used to support terrorism, including funding the Biden Administration has tried to make available to the Iranian regime.

House Republicans will always stand with Israel.