H.Res. 409 is a non-binding resolution that calls for the U.S. government to officially recognize and commemorate the Nakba, a term referring to the displacement of Palestinians during Israel's founding and the ongoing Palestinian refugee crisis. The resolution, introduced by Representatives Tlaib, Lee, Omar, and others, describes historical events from 1948 onward when approximately 750,000 Palestinians were displaced, and asserts that this dispossession continues today through settlement expansion and home demolitions. The resolution expresses the sense that U.S. policy should support Palestinian refugee rights under international law, resume aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, and end U.S. military and diplomatic support for actions that displace Palestinians. As a House resolution, this measure does not create law or require funding; it represents a statement of congressional sentiment on U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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