,,iia  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ac1 #bjah ,mr4 ,corker 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,portman1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,boozman1  
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4         
,gardner1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 
,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,reed7 introduced 
the following joint resolution2 which   
was read twice1 considered1 read the    
third time1 and passed  ,,joint         
,,resolution  ,supporting a ,diplomatic 
,solution in ,yemen and ,condemning the 
,murder of ,jamal ,khashoggi4  ,whereas 
the ongoing civil war in ,yemen has     
exacerbated that country's humanitarian 
crisis1 in which nearly #ab1jjj1jjj     
people are suffering from severe hunger1
 according to the ,united ,nations'     
,world ,food ,programme2 ,whereas there 
is no military solution to the conflict2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states-,saudi    
,arabia relationship is important to    
,united ,states national security and   

economic interests2 ,whereas the        
,government of the ,kingdom of ,saudi   
,arabia has1 in recent years1 engaged in
 concerning behavior1 including its     
conduct in the civil war in ,yemen1     
apparent detention of the ,prime        
,minister of ,lebanon1 undermining the  
unity of the ,gulf ,cooperation         
,council1 expulsion of the ,canadian    
ambassador1 suppression of dissent      
within the ,kingdom1 and the murder of  
,jamal ,khashoggi2 ,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 ,arabia2 and ,whereas such       
erratic actions place unnecessary strain
 on the ,united ,states-,saudi ,arabia  
relationship1 which is an essential     
element of regional stability3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 believes ,crown ,prince ,mohammed  

bin ,salman is responsible for the      
murder of ,jamal ,khashoggi2  7#b7      
acknowledges the ,united ,states        
,government has sanctioned #ag ,saudi   
individuals under the ,global ,magnitsky
 ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act    
7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public  
,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7
 for their roles in the murder2  7#c7   
calls for the ,government of the        
,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia to ensure    
appropriate accountability for all those
 responsible for ,jamal ,khashoggi's    
murder2  7#d7 calls on the ,government  
of ,saudi ,arabia to release ,raif      
,badawi1 ,samar ,badawi1 and the ,saudi 
women's rights activists who were       
arrested as political prisoners in      
#bjah2  7#e7 encourages the ,government 
of ,saudi ,arabia to redouble its       
efforts to enact economic and social    
reforms2  7#f7 calls on the ,government 
of the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia to    
respect the rights of its citizens and  
moderate its increasingly erratic       

foreign policy2  7#g7 warns that the    
,government of the ,kingdom of ,saudi   
,arabia's increasing purchases of       
military equipment from1 and cooperation
 with1 the ,russian ,federation and the 
,people's ,republic of ,china1          
challenges the strength and integrity of
 the long-standing military-to-military 
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia and 
may introduce significant national      
security and economic risks to both     
parties2  7#h7 demands that all parties 
seek an immediate cease-fire and        
negotiated political solution to the    
,yemen conflict and increased           
humanitarian assistance to the victims  
of the conflict2  7#i7 condemns the     
,government of ,iran's provision of     
advanced lethal weapons to ,houthi      
rebels1 which have perpetuated the      
conflict and have been used             
indiscriminately against civilian       
targets in ,saudi ,arabia1 the ,united  
,arab ,emirates1 and the ,bab al ,mandeb

 waterway2  7#aj7 condemns ,houthi      
rebels for egregious human rights       
abuses1 including torture1 use of human 
shields1 and interference with1 and     
diversion of1 humanitarian aid          
shipments2  7#aa7 demands that the      
,saudi-led coalition and all parties to 
the ,yemen conflict seek to minimize    
civilian casualties at all times2  7#ab7
 supports the peace negotiations        
currently being managed by ,united      
,nations ,special ,envoy ,martin        
,griffiths and encourages the ,united   
,states ,government to provide all      
possible support to these diplomatic    
efforts2  7#ac7 declares that there is  
no statutory authorization for ,united  
,states involvement in hostilities in   
the ,yemen civil war2 and  7#ad7        
supports the end of air-to-air refueling
 of ,saudi-led coalition aircraft       
operating in ,yemen4