A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the authority of the President to use appropriate and necessary force to liberate United States citizens being held by Hamas.

SCONRES 28 is a non-binding concurrent resolution expressing Congress's opinion, not a law. It states that Hamas's hostage-taking of U.S. citizens on October 7, 2023, constitutes an attack on the U.S., affirms the President's constitutional authority (under Article II) to use military force to liberate hostages, and urges the President to exercise that authority. The resolution does not create new policy or change existing law, but formally declares congressional support for potential military action to free the six U.S. citizens still held by Hamas in Gaza.