,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #i1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,schweikert 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,rohrabacher1 and ,ms4 ,gabbard7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,calling on the ,department of ,defense 
to expedite the delivery of all         
necessary military equipment1 weapons1  
ammunition1 and other needed materials  
to the ,kurdish ,peshmerga forces to    
successfully combat and defeat the      
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and al-,sham   
7,,isis74  ,whereas the ,islamic ,state 
of ,iraq and al-,sham 7,,isis7 has      
committed acts of terrorism1 crimes     
against humanity and continues to       
threaten the security and stability of  
the ,middle ,east2 ,whereas the ,kurdish
 ,peshmerga forces have fought bravely  
against ,,isis to secure ,iraqi ,army   
bases that contained ,united            
,states-made weapons and equipment and  

to protect critical infrastructure      
vulnerable to invasion by ,,isis2       
,whereas successful battles against     
,iraqi security forces have provided    
,,isis with advanced weapons systems and
 armored vehicles1 severely limiting the
 ,kurdish ,peshmerga forces'            
capabilities against ,,isis2 ,whereas   
the strain of combat against ,,isis has 
depleted the ,kurdish ,peshmerga forces'
 weapons caches1 leaving them lightly   
armed and inadequately equipped to      
counter the better-equipped ,,isis      
force2 ,whereas the ,kurdish ,peshmerga 
forces are a longtime ally of the       
,united ,states and are perfectly       
positioned to effectively fight against 
,,isis and have recently asked for      
material and non-material support2      
,whereas ,department of ,defense        
spokesman1 ,rear ,admiral ,john ,kirby1 
confirmed that the ,department of       
,defense knows what the ,kurdish        
,peshmerga forces need to combat ,,isis2
 ,whereas ,albania1 ,canada1 ,croatia1  

,denmark1 ,italy1 ,france1 ,germany1 and
 the ,united ,kingdom have committed to 
supplying arms to the ,kurdish          
,peshmerga forces2 and ,whereas the     
,united ,states1 through the ,department
 of ,defense1 have provided no          
meaningful military equipment1 weapons1 
ammunition or other needed materials to 
the ,kurdish ,peshmerga forces3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives calls on the           
,department of ,defense to expedite the 
direct delivery of all necessary        
military equipment1 weapons1 ammunition1
 and other needed materials to the      
,kurdish ,peshmerga forces to           
successfully combat and defeat ,,isis4