,,iv #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #age ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bf1 #bjba,mr4 ,trone 7for himself and ,mr4 ,connolly7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives regarding ,united ,states arms transfers to ,saudi ,arabia4 ,whereas the ,united ,states and the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia have traditionally had a close partnership based on mutual interests1 information sharing1 economic development1 educational exchange1 and other cooperation2 ,whereas1 on ,october #b1 #bjah1 ,saudi ,government officials murdered and dismembered the body of ,united ,states resident and ,washington ,post columnist ,jamal ,khashoggi when he visited the ,saudi ,consulate in ,istanbul1 ,turkey2 ,whereas ,khashoggi1 himself a former ,saudi official1 had peacefully voiced criticism of recent decisions made by the ,saudi ,government1 in particular those of ,crown ,prince ,mohammed bin ,salman2 ,whereas credible news media outlets have reported that the ,central ,intelligence ,agency and other elements of the ,united ,states intelligence community have concluded that ,mohammed bin ,salman is responsible for ordering ,khashoggi's assassination2 ,whereas1 in ,june #bjai1 ,united ,nations ,special ,rapporteur on ,extrajudicial1 ,summary or ,arbitrary ,killings1 ,agnes ,callamard1 issued a report concluding that ,mr4 ,khashoggi's murder constituted an extrajudicial killing for which the ,state of the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia is responsible and determined that there is credible evidence1 warranting further investigation of high-level ,saudi ,officials' individual liability1 including the ,crown ,prince's2 ,whereas ,saudi ,arabia has convicted eight unidentified individuals in the ,khashoggi murder1 five of whom were originally sentenced to death but whose sentences were commuted1 and none of whom are ,mohammed bin ,salman or any other senior official1 for their involvement in the murder2 ,whereas section #abgg and section #egad of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib7 required the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to submit an unclassified report to ,congress within #cj days identifying those complicit in or responsible for the death of ,jamal ,khashoggi1 and as of ,january #bjba no such report has been submitted2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjba1 ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,avril ,haines committed in testimony before the ,senate ,select ,committee on ,intelligence to follow the law with regard to requirements of section #abgg and section #egad of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib72 ,whereas other ,saudi plots to allegedly assassinate or kidnap dissidents with an extrajudicial ,tiger ,squad have reportedly been uncovered in ,canada and ,norway1 and ,mohammed bin ,salman's lawyers are seeking immunity for the prince in a related case before the ,united ,states judiciary2 ,whereas ,saudi ,arabia's efforts to spy on dissidents and other individuals perceived as threats reportedly extends to the country's use of ,twitter employees as spies and the hacking of prominent private individuals' cell phones in attempts to extort them2 ,whereas a number of ,saudi nationals alleged to have committed crimes in the ,united ,states have escaped justice by absconding to ,saudi ,arabia1 reportedly with the help of the ,saudi ,government2 ,whereas the ,saudi ,government had unjustly detained ,american citizens ,bader al-,ibrahim and ,salah al-,haidar on political charges before conditionally releasing them pending trial and convicted ,walid ,fitaihi for supposed crimes such as illegally obtaining ,united ,states citizenship before reducing his sentence and conditionally releasing him1 subjected them to torture and solitary confinement1 and banned their families from leaving the kingdom1 including ,fitaihi's wife and six children who are ,united ,states citizens and ,haidar's mother1 ,aziza al-,yousef1 a ,united ,states permanent resident and women's rights activist who was conditionally released from unjust detention in #bjai2 ,whereas ,saudi ,arabia's ,specialized ,criminal ,court1 established in #bjjh1 has been used as a tool of repression to try1 convict1 and punish journalists1 human rights defenders1 political activists1 writers1 religious clerics1 and women's rights activists under dubious antiterrorism and allegiance laws2 ,whereas activists ,loujain al-,hathloul1 ,nassima al-,sada1 ,nouf ,abdulaziz1 ,maya'a al-,zahrani1 and ,samar ,badawi were among those unjustly arrested in ,saudi ,arabia in #bjah after advocating for women's right to drive and an end to the male guardianship system1 and some reportedly have been subjected to harassment1 assaults1 and torture while in prison2 ,whereas ,saudi ,arabia and the ,united ,arab ,emirates have conducted more than #bb1jjj airstrikes since the start of the conflict in ,yemen six years ago1 and that conflict has caused the deaths of over #bcc1jjj people from both direct hostilities and indirect causes such as hunger and lack of health services2 ,whereas the ,united ,kingdom's ,house of ,commons determined that its country's ,ministry of ,defense had identified over #ejj ,saudi-led coalition airstrikes that violated international humanitarian law1 including by targeting civilian sites and claiming civilian lives2 ,whereas the risk posed by coalition airstrikes to ,yemeni civilians will only continue until there is a negotiated settlement to the conflict in ,yemen2 ,whereas ,s4,j4,res4 #ch1 a joint resolution to block a proposed emergency sale of defense articles to ,saudi ,arabia and other countries1 passed both the ,house and ,senate with bipartisan support in the #aafth ,congress but was vetoed by the ,president2 ,whereas the nuclear agreement entered into pursuant to section #abc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #baec7 and signed between the ,united ,states and the ,united ,arab ,emirates in #bjji provides a model for reasonable safeguards on nuclear cooperation with a country in the region1 including termination if the ,united ,arab ,emirates engages in activities within its territory relating to enrichment of uranium or reprocessing of nuclear fuel2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and ,saudi ,arabia signed a memorandum of understanding concerning peaceful nuclear cooperation in #bjjh1 but since that time1 further negotiations have stalled1 with no ,section #abc ,agreement having been presented to ,congress2 and ,whereas1 in ,may #bjah1 ,secretary of ,state ,mike ,pompeo stated in testimony before the ,senate ,foreign ,relations ,committee with regard to ,saudi ,arabia1 that we want a gold-standard ,section #abc ,agreement from them1 which would not permit them to enrich uranium3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 calls on the ,united ,states ,government to cease all arms transfers to ,saudi ,arabia until ,saudi ,arabia-- 7,a7 demonstrates true accountability for the murder of ,jamal ,khashoggi1 including through an independent1 international investigation into ,saudi ,arabia's involvement that is judged credible by third parties such as the ,united ,nations ,special ,rapporteur on extrajudicial1 summary1 or arbitrary executions1 and through remedies and reparations under international law2 7,b7 ends its campaign of extraterritorial surveillance and harassment of individuals2 7,c7 releases prisoners convicted of crimes under the counterterrorism law for activities that constitute political expression1 including women's rights advocates1 journalists1 government critics1 and religious minorities2 and 7,d7 ends its military operations in ,yemen2 7#b7 calls on the ,united ,states ,government to release the classified report produced by the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence as required by section #egad and section #abgg of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib7 and sanction those identified in the report2 7#c7 calls on the ,united ,states ,government to1 until ,saudi ,arabia signs a #abc ,agreement that includes safeguards guaranteeing its program is for civilian purposes only and prohibits enrichment of uranium or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel within ,saudi territory-- 7,a7 rescind the seven ,part #haj authorizations granted by the ,department of ,energy with respect to ,saudi ,arabia in #bjag2 and 7,b7 cease significant nuclear cooperation with ,saudi ,arabia and refrain from any transfer of ,united ,states-origin nuclear material2 7#d7 calls on the ,united ,states ,government to use targeted sanctions1 including those contained in the ,global ,magnitsky ,accountability ,act of #bjaf and section #gjca;c of the ,fiscal ,year #bjba ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 against ,saudi ,government officials for violations of human rights and corruption2 and 7#e7 urges the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia to prioritize the protection of human rights for its citizens and residents in order to fulfill its international obligations and reach the kingdom's ambitious economic development goals4