That the Senate— (1) honors and mourns Americans who were murdered by Hamas terrorists and their affiliates on and after October 7, 2023; (2) expresses its deepest condolences to the hostages, as well as the families and loved ones of American victims; (3) condemns Hamas and its affiliates for the murder of 1,200 people and the taking of 251 hostages on October 7, 2023; (4) commends the sustained diplomatic efforts of the United States Government, across successive administrations, in helping to secure the release of 12 living and fallen Americans taken hostage by Hamas and its affiliates on October 7, 2023, and urges the United States Government to continue to use every available diplomatic and legal tool on behalf of Americans held hostage, alive or deceased, anywhere in the world; (5) supports continued engagement from the United States Government with the victims of October 7, 2023, as well as with their families; and (6) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Secretary of State, for transmission to the families of the American victims murdered by Hamas and its affiliates on and after October 7, 2023, and to the Americans taken hostage and subsequently released and their families.