,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dff ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,honoring the members of the ,armed ,forces and the intelligence community of the ,united ,states who carried out the mission that killed ,qasem ,soleimani1 and for other purposes4 ,whereas1 on ,january #b1 #bjbj1 ,united ,states personnel killed terrorist leader ,qasem ,soleimani during the course of a targeted strike against terrorists engaged in planning imminent attacks against ,united ,states persons and personnel2 ,whereas ,qasem ,soleimani was the leader of the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps-,quds ,force 7,,irgc-,,qf7 terrorist organization1 a global terrorism threat to the ,united ,states and the international community2 ,whereas ,qasem ,soleimani was the architect of terrorist attacks in ,iraq1 ,afghanistan1 and elsewhere that killed hundreds of ,united ,states personnel1 including with weapons and improvised explosives provided directly by the ,,irgc-,,qf2 ,whereas ,qasem ,soleimani planned or supported numerous other deadly terrorist attacks against the ,united ,states and its allies1 including the #bjaa plot to assassinate the ,saudi ,arabian ,ambassador to the ,united ,states ,adel al-,jubeir while he was in the ,united ,states and the ,december #ca1 #bjai1 attack on the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,baghdad1 ,iraq1 as well as planned attacks in ,germany1 ,bosnia1 ,bulgaria1 ,kenya1 ,bahrain1 ,turkey1 and elsewhere2 ,whereas1 under ,presidents ,george ,w4 ,bush and ,barack ,obama1 the ,department of the ,treasury designated ,qasem ,soleimani for the imposition of sanctions under ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit1 threaten to commit1 or support terrorism7 for plotting to assassinate the ,saudi ,arabian ,ambassador to the ,united ,states1 under ,executive ,order #acchb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters7 based on ,qasem ,soleimani's relationship to the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 and under ,executive ,order #acegb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property of certain persons with respect to human rights abuses in ,syria72 ,whereas the valiant members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces have courageously and vigorously pursued the ,,irgc-,,qf and its affiliates in ,iraq1 ,afghanistan1 and around the world2 ,whereas the anonymous1 unsung heroes of the intelligence community of the ,united ,states have pursued the ,,irgc-,,qf and its affiliates in ,iraq1 ,afghanistan1 and around the world with tremendous dedication1 sacrifice1 and professionalism2 ,whereas1 although the death of ,qasem ,soleimani represents a significant blow to the ,,irgc-,,qf and its affiliates and to terrorist organizations around the world1 terrorism remains a critical threat to the national security of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,qasem ,soleimani and the ,,irgc-,,qf have provided critical support to the regime of ,bashar al-,assad in ,syria and pursued the targeted killing and ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of ,sunni ,muslims across the ,middle ,east2 and ,whereas the ,,irgc-,,qf supports terrorist groups around the world1 including ,kata'ib ,hezbollah1 the ,taliban1 ,lebanese ,hezbollah1 ,hamas1 ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad1 and the ,popular ,front for the ,liberation of ,palestine-,general ,command1 and under ,presidents ,george ,w4 ,bush and ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 the ,department of the ,treasury designated the ,,irgc-,,qf for the imposition of sanctions under ,executive ,order #acbbd for providing material support to terrorist organizations and as a foreign terrorist organization3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 declares that the death of ,qasem ,soleimani represents a measure of justice and relief for the families and friends of the hundreds of men and women of the ,united ,states who lost their lives in ,iraq and ,afghanistan1 the men and women around the world who have been killed by other attacks sponsored by the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps-,quds ,force 7,,irgc-,,qf71 and the men and women of the ,armed ,forces and the intelligence community of the ,united ,states who have sacrificed their lives pursuing ,qasem ,soleimani and the ,,irgc-,,qf2 7#b7 commends the men and women of the ,armed ,forces and the intelligence community of the ,united ,states for the tremendous commitment1 perseverance1 professionalism1 and sacrifice they displayed in disrupting imminent terrorist attacks planned by ,qasem ,soleimani2 7#c7 commends the men and women of the ,armed ,forces and the intelligence community of the ,united ,states for committing themselves to defeating1 disrupting1 and dismantling the ,,irgc-,,qf2 7#d7 commends the ,president for ordering the successful operations to locate and eliminate ,qasem ,soleimani2 and 7#e7 reaffirms its commitment to disrupting1 dismantling1 and defeating the ,,irgc-,,qf and affiliated organizations around the world that threaten the national security of the ,united ,states and to bringing terrorists to justice4