Urges stronger U.S. diplomatic and humanitarian action to help end the violent civil war in Sudan, protect civilians, and hold perpetrators accountable. It calls on the President to appoint a dedicated U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, asks the State Department to make Sudan a strategic priority and allocate resources, and supports continued humanitarian assistance and regional cooperation to address the massive displacement and humanitarian needs.
Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by a catastrophic conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), resulting in the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis.
The conflict has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, mass atrocities including acts of genocide, deliberate targeting of ethnic communities, and the destruction of essential civilian infrastructure.
Almost 13,000,000 people have been displaced from their homes by the war, and more than 30,000,000 people—over half of Sudan’s population—are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Access for humanitarian organizations remains severely restricted, including by bureaucratic impediments erected by the warring parties, compounding suffering and preventing delivery of life‑saving aid to vulnerable populations.
The conflict’s spillover effects threaten to destabilize neighboring countries, including South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, and Ethiopia, which face internal challenges of their own.
Directly affected: Sudanese civilians, internally displaced persons, and refugees face ongoing violence, loss of access to essential services, and urgent humanitarian needs; the resolution seeks increased U.S. diplomatic engagement and humanitarian assistance to reduce those harms. Humanitarian organizations and aid agencies may receive stronger political backing, easier access if diplomatic pressure reduces access barriers, and potentially more coordination and resources from the U.S. government. The U.S. Department of State and U.S. diplomatic personnel would be expected to reallocate attention and possibly staff to Sudan-related diplomacy; appointment of a Special Envoy would create a focal point for interagency and international coordination. Regional governments and partners in East Africa and the Sahel could see expanded U.S. diplomatic engagement to manage cross-border displacement and security risks. U.S. national security and foreign policy stakeholders could experience changes in priorities and posture toward the conflict; however, the resolution itself does not authorize or appropriate specific funds, so operational effects depend on subsequent executive actions and any funding decisions. Accountability and justice actors (international prosecutors, UN mechanisms, human-rights monitors) could gain clearer U.S. political support for investigations into atrocities, which may influence cooperation and resourcing but does not change legal authorities directly.
Last progress June 5, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on June 5, 2025 by Christopher Henry Smith
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.