,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ech  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #i1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,rubio1
 and ,mr4 ,menendez7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,expressing the condolences of the      
,senate to the families of ,james ,foley
 and ,steven ,sotloff1 and condemning   
the terrorist acts of the ,islamic      
,state of ,iraq and the ,levant4        
,whereas ,james ,foley and ,steven      
,sotloff were highly respected          
journalists whose integrity and         
dedication were a credit to their       
profession2 ,whereas ,james ,foley and  
,steven ,sotloff embodied the spirit of 
our ,nation's ,first ,amendment         
liberties1 including the freedom of the 
press2 ,whereas ,james ,foley and       
,steven ,sotloff made significant       
contributions to our ,nation through    
their courageous reporting of events in 

,libya1 ,syria1 and elsewhere2 ,whereas 
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the    
,levant 7,,isil7 is a terrorist         
organization responsible for committing 
barbaric acts against ,united ,states   
citizens2 ,whereas ,,isil continues to  
hold hostages in blatant contravention  
of international law2 ,whereas ,,isil   
has committed despicable acts of        
violence against ,iraqi ,christians1    
forcing many to flee their ancient      
homeland2 ,whereas ,,isil has committed 
despicable acts of violence against     
,muslims who do not subscribe to        
,,isil's depraved1 violent1 and         
oppressive ideology2 ,whereas ,,isil has
 threatened to decimate the ancient     
,yazidi population of ,iraq while       
abducting ,yazidi women and children and
 subjecting them to rape1 forced        
marriage1 and slavery2 ,whereas ,,isil  
has targeted many other religious and   
ethnic minority groups1 including       
,turkmen populations2 and ,whereas      
,,isil threatens to conduct terrorist   

attacks internationally3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  #a4 ,sense of the     
,senate ,the ,senate--  7#a7 strongly   
condemns the terrorist acts of ,,isil1  
including the barbaric and deplorable   
murders of ,james ,foley and ,steven    
,sotloff2  7#b7 mourns the deaths of    
,james ,foley and ,steven ,sotloff and  
expresses its condolences to their      
families2  7#c7 salutes ,james ,foley   
and ,steven ,sotloff for their          
unwavering and courageous pursuit of    
journalistic excellence under the most  
difficult and dangerous of conditions2  
7#d7 supports efforts to vigorously     
pursue and bring to justice those       
responsible for the murders of ,james   
,foley and ,steven ,sotloff2  7#e7      
demands the immediate and unconditional 
release of all hostages being held by   
,,isil2 and  7#f7 calls on the ,united  
,states and the international community1
 working in partnership with the        
governments and citizens of the ,middle 
,east1 to address the threat posed by   

,,isil4  #b4 ,rule of construction      
,nothing in this resolution shall be    
construed as a declaration of war or    
authorization to use force4