,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ice  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,b]a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kim (  
,new ,j]sey1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,lev91 
,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,ms4        
,tokuda1 & ,mr4 ,swalwell7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,call+ = ! safe1 timely1 &
 suffici5t deliv]y ( humanit>ian aid to 
civilians 9 ! ,gaza ,/rip4  ,:]eas1 on  
,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas t]rori/s      
attack$ & kill$ m ?an #a1bjj ,israeli   
civilians & took ne>ly #bdj innoc5t p   
ho/age1 & />t$ a conflict t displac$ ov]
 #b1jjj1jjj ,israeli & ,pale/9ian       
civilians2 ,:]eas ! fight+ 9 response to
 ,hamas' ,octob] #g? attack & ,hamas'   
int5tional use ( civilian infra/ructure 
& tactics to bl5d into ! civilian       
population has l$ to ! dea?s ( ?\s&s (  
innoc5t ,pale/9ian civilians 9 ! ,gaza  
,/rip2 ,:]eas ,israel has ! "r to def5d 

its citiz5s & degrade ,hamas' milit>y   
capability 9 accordance ) int]national  
law2 ,:]eas ,hamas mu/ be remov$ f      
political & op]ational control ( ,gaza2 
,:]eas a fund+ package 9 l9e ) ,presid5t
 ,bid5's ,octob] #bj1 #bjbc1 supplem5tal
 fund+ proposal is necess>y to alleviate
 ! dire humanit>ian crisis 9 ,gaza2     
,:]eas ! aid all[$ into ,gaza ?r\gh !   
,rafah cross+ s9ce ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1   
has be5 insuffici5t to address !        
humanit>ian cata/rophe 9 ! region2      
,:]eas ,gaza's wat] & sanitation sy/ems 
h be5 sev]ely affect$ by ! w> & !re is a
 ne$ to rebuild its infra/ructure2      
,:]eas !re has be5 ext5sive damage to   
critical infra/ructure1 mak+ x m        
difficult to deliv] aid2 ,:]eas ! ,_w   
,heal? ,organization reports t air/rikes
 & a lack ( m$ical supplies1 food1 wat]1
 & fuel h deplet$ an already "u-res\rc$ 
heal? sy/em2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?        
,organization has record$ m ?an #id1heh 
cases ( di>rhea & #abi1bcj acute        
respiratory infections1 b actual case   

numb]s may be significantly high]2      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations has report$ t m
 ?an #if p]c5t ( ! wat] supply 9 ,gaza  
is unfit = human consumption2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,nations ,(fice = ! ,coord9ation 
( ,humanit>ian ,affairs 7,,o*a7 report$ 
t x w\ld co/ an e/imat$ #a1bjj1jjj1jjj  
to meet ! ne$s ( #b1gjj1jjj p 9 ,gaza & 
! ,we/ ,bank until ! end ( #bjbc2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has help$ lead !       
humanit>ian response 9 ,gaza & is !     
l>ge/ s+le-,/ate fund] ( humanit>ian    
assi/ance to ! ,pale/9ian p2 ,:]eas1 on 
,novemb] #bd1 #bjbc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
help$ negotiate an ext5d$ humanit>ian   
pause t ultimately l$ ,hamas to release 
or facilitate ! release ( ov] #ajj      
ho/ages1 all[$ increas$ levels (        
humanit>ian assi/ance to rea* ,pale/9ian
 civilians 9 ,gaza1 & provid$ relief f  
ho/ilities2 ,:]eas !re 0 an increase 9  
aid rea*+ ,gaza dur+ ! negotiat$        
humanit>ian pause f ,novemb] #bd1 #bjbc1
 to ,novemb] #cj1 #bjbc1 ) ne>ly #bjj   
aid trucks cross+ into ,gaza p] day2 &  

,:]eas ! ext5d$ humanit>ian pause end$  
on ,decemb] #a1 #bjbc3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
urges ! ,bid5 adm9i/ration to help      
facilitate-- 7,a7 ! scale up ( safe &   
cont9u\s fl[ ( aid convoys to rea*      
civilians ) life-sav+ assi/ance 9 ,gaza2
  7,b7 ! op5+ ( additional cross+s = aid
 trucks to ent] ,gaza2  7,c7 !          
di/ribution ( fuel to humanit>ian       
organizations work+ 9 ,gaza2  7,d7 !    
ability = humanit>ian organizations to  
deliv] aid 9 ,gaza )\t imp$im5t or      
int]f]5ce2  7,e7 prop] ov]sight to      
ensure aid is appropriately deliv]$2    
7,f7 ! expansion ( ! numb] ( safe %elt]s
 = displac$ p 9 s*ools & o!r public     
facilities across ,gaza2  7,g7 !        
improvem5t ( a humanit>ian notification 
me*anism2  7,h7 ! e/abli%m5t ( relief   
di/ribution hubs2 &  7,i7 ! r5ewal ( a  
humanit>ian pause to facilitate a surge 
9 humanit>ian aid & ! release (         
additional ho/ages2  7#b7 dem&s ,hamas  
to release all rema9+ ho/ages2  7#c7    

condemns any div]sion ( humanit>ian     
assi/ance by ,hamas2  7#d7 recognizes ! 
importance ( ,presid5t ,bid5's ,octob]  
#bj1 #bjbc1 supplem5tal fund+ reque/ to 
,congress to address ! humanit>ian      
crisis 9 ,gaza2  7#e7 calls on !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate to "w ) all regional  
p>tn]s to increase support = fund+ !    
humanit>ian response2  7#f7 calls on !  
,int]national ,committee ( ! ,r$ ,cross 
7,,icrc7 to *eck on ! wellbe+ ( ho/ages 
9 ,gaza2 &  7#g7 enc\rages ,israel to   
make e ef=t to m9imize civilian dea?s & 
de/ruction to infra/ructure4