IIA 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 69 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2018 Mr. Corker (for himself, Mr. McConnell , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Portman , Mrs. Ernst , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed JOINT RESOLUTION Supporting a Diplomatic Solution in Yemen and Condemning the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Whereas the ongoing civil war in Yemen has exacerbated that country’s humanitarian crisis, in which nearly 12,000,000 people are suffering from severe hunger, according to the United Nations’ World Food Programme; Whereas there is no military solution to the conflict; Whereas the United States-Saudi Arabia relationship is important to United States national security and economic interests; Whereas the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has, in recent years, engaged in concerning behavior, including its conduct in the civil war in Yemen, apparent detention of the Prime Minister of Lebanon, undermining the unity of the Gulf Cooperation Council, expulsion of the Canadian ambassador, suppression of dissent within the Kingdom, and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; Whereas misleading statements by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi have undermined trust and confidence in the longstanding friendship between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and Whereas such erratic actions place unnecessary strain on the United States-Saudi Arabia relationship, which is an essential element of regional stability: Now, therefore, be it