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US HR479
Resolution
Status
6/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Smith
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AI Summary
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Urges the President to immediately appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan to lead U.S. diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began in April 2023
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Calls on the Department of State to elevate Sudan as a strategic priority and provide appropriate resources for peacebuilding and stabilization efforts
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Affirms the need for robust humanitarian assistance to Sudan, where nearly 13 million people have been displaced and over 30 million (more than half the population) require humanitarian aid
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Encourages continued U.S. cooperation with African leaders and regional mediation efforts, while supporting international accountability mechanisms for war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide committed by SAF, RSF, and allied militias
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Affirms that resolving the Sudan conflict is essential to promoting peace, protecting human rights, and advancing U.S. national security interests in the region
Legislative Description
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the urgent need to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan to address the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis and to advance United States national security interests.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
6/5/2025