April 15, 2026
Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Amo, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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.
Whereas fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia started a civil war in Sudan on April 15, 2023, which has now raged for 3 years;
Whereas the Sudanese civil war has reportedly caused over 400,000 deaths and forcibly displaced more than 14,000,000 people;
Whereas the SAF and RSF have perpetrated numerous atrocities against civilians, including rape, torture, arbitrary detention, and forced starvation;
Whereas, on December 6, 2023, the Secretary of State determined that members of the SAF and RSF have committed war crimes in Sudan, members of the RSF and allied militias have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, and found that Masalit civilians have been hunted down and left for dead in the streets
;
Whereas, on January 7, 2025, the Secretary of State determined the RSF and allied Arab militias have committed genocide in Sudan;
Whereas the United Nations International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan documented in February 2026 that the RSF has committed genocidal acts against the Fur, Zaghawa, and other non-Arab communities in Darfur;
Whereas Sudan constitutes the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 34,000,000 people in need of life-saving assistance;
Whereas the ongoing conflict compromises Sudan’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity;
Whereas the Sudanese civil war threatens regional peace and stability and risks spreading to neighboring countries;
Whereas the Sudanese civil war cannot be resolved militarily;
Whereas external support for the warring parties prolongs the Sudanese civil war and exacerbates human suffering;
Whereas the Sudanese people rejected military rule during the 2019 revolution and have repeatedly expressed their desire for transparent, accountable, democratic governance;
Whereas, despite persistent challenges, Sudanese civil society remains strong and community-led Emergency Response Rooms have served as the backbone of the humanitarian response, providing food, water, and medicine in areas inaccessible to international humanitarian organizations; and
Whereas the United States has a clear moral and strategic interest in ending the Sudanese civil war, restoring civilian-led governance, and maintaining peace and stability in sub-Saharan Africa: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives—
(1)
recognizes that all Sudanese people are entitled to safety and security;
(2)
condemns all attacks on civilians in Sudan, including the RSF’s genocidal campaign against non-Arab communities in Darfur, and calls on the warring parties to uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and cease attacks on schools, medical facilities, and places of worship;
(3)
applauds international, national, and local humanitarian organizations’ efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to conflict-affected communities, and calls on the warring parties to grant aid workers unfettered access to populations in need of assistance and ensure aid workers’ safety;
(4)
calls on external actors to immediately end material support to the RSF and SAF;
(5)
calls on the Trump Administration to take clear, resolute action to end the provision of external support to the warring parties, negotiate an end to the Sudanese civil war, and restore civilian-led democratic governance in Sudan; and
(6)
calls on the international community to prioritize civilian efforts to end the war and, at the appropriate time, assist post-conflict reconstruction and recovery efforts in Sudan and support the establishment of a robust transitional justice mechanism to restore the rule of law, strengthen social cohesion, and hold perpetrators of mass killings, sexual violence, and other human rights abuses accountable.