HRES1179-119

Reported

Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.

119th Congress Introduced Apr 15, 2026

Summary

What This Bill Does

This House resolution condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan and recognizes that Sudanese people are entitled to safety and security. It specifically condemns the Rapid Support Forces' genocidal campaign against non-Arab communities in Darfur and calls on warring parties to protect civilians and stop attacks on schools, medical facilities, and places of worship. It praises humanitarian organizations and calls for unfettered aid access and safety for aid workers.

The resolution calls on external actors to stop material support to both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces. It calls on the Trump Administration to act to end external support, negotiate an end to the civil war, and restore civilian-led democratic governance. It also asks the international community to support reconstruction, recovery, transitional justice, rule of law, social cohesion, and accountability for mass killings, sexual violence, and other abuses.

Who Benefits and How

Sudanese civilians benefit from congressional pressure for protection and an end to attacks. Darfur communities benefit from explicit condemnation of RSF violence against non-Arab communities. Humanitarian aid organizations benefit from House support for unfettered access and aid-worker safety. Sudanese civil society benefits from support for civilian-led governance and transitional justice. Human rights investigators benefit from support for accountability for mass killings and sexual violence.

Who Bears the Burden and How

RSF commanders are told they must stop attacks on civilians and protected sites, and the resolution builds a political record supporting future oversight and enforcement exposure for mass killings, sexual violence, and other abuses. SAF commanders face the same requirement to protect civilians and pressure to accept a negotiated end to the war. External military supporters of either side are told to lose or end material-support channels, which can increase diplomatic scrutiny, sanctions attention, and reputational risk. Trump Administration Sudan policy staff are urged to act on negotiations, external backing, and civilian-led governance. International reconstruction actors are asked to plan recovery, rule-of-law, social-cohesion, and transitional-justice implementation after the conflict.

Key Provisions

  • Provides House condemnation of attacks on Sudanese civilians and RSF violence in Darfur.
  • Requires political pressure for warring parties to protect civilians, schools, medical facilities, and places of worship.
  • Directs attention to humanitarian access and aid-worker safety.
  • Calls for external actors to end material support for the RSF and SAF.
  • Supports civilian-led governance, reconstruction, transitional justice, and accountability.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Condemns attacks on Sudanese civilians, specifically RSF violence against non-Arab communities in Darfur, calls for protection of schools, medical facilities, and places of worship, urges access and safety for humanitarian workers, demands an end to external material support for the RSF and SAF, and calls for negotiated civilian-led governance, reconstruction, and transitional justice.

Key Policy Areas

Sudan, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Affairs

Primary Purpose

Condemns attacks on Sudanese civilians, specifically RSF violence against non-Arab communities in Darfur, calls for protection of schools, medical facilities, and places of worship, urges access and safety for humanitarian workers, demands an end to external material support for the RSF and SAF, and calls for negotiated civilian-led governance, reconstruction, and transitional justice.

Policy Domains

Sudan Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Foreign Affairs

House resolution provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Sudanese civilians
  • Darfur communities
  • Humanitarian aid organizations
  • Sudanese civil society
  • Human rights investigators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • RSF commanders
  • SAF commanders
  • External military supporters
  • Trump Administration Sudan policy staff
  • International reconstruction actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
May 13, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute …

May 13, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 15, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Apr 15, 2026

Submitted in House

Apr 15, 2026

Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Jackson …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Foreign Affairs
3 mentions across 1 clause
-3 negative

External military supporters, RSF commanders, SAF commanders

Civil Liberties
2 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive

Darfur communities, Sudanese civilians

Humanitarian Aid
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Humanitarian aid organizations

1/1
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Sudan Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Foreign Affairs
Actor Mappings
"rsf"
→ Rapid Support Forces
"saf"
→ Sudanese Armed Forces

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