III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 617 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2024 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Thune , Mr. Moran , Mr. Budd , Mr. Daines , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Lankford , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Graham , Mr. Hoeven , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Hawley , and Mrs. Britt ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that Israel has the inherent right to defend itself and take necessary steps to eradicate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas.

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) Israel has the inherent right to defend itself and take necessary steps to eradicate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas; and (2) any call for elections in Israel by a United States Government official is to be considered an act of electoral interference.