Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the urgent need to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan to address the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis and to advance United States national security interests.

H. Res. 479 is a House resolution that expresses the sense of Congress on the urgent need to appoint a dedicated Special Envoy for Sudan. It argues that since the April 2023 start of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, Sudan has faced a catastrophic humanitarian and displacement crisis, widespread violence, and regional spillovers. The resolution urges the President to appoint a Special Envoy to lead high-level U.S. diplomacy on Sudan, coordinate with the Special Envoy to the Middle East, and use existing diplomatic and legal tools to end the conflict, improve humanitarian access, and support accountability and stability. It also calls for elevating Sudan as a strategic priority within U.S. diplomacy, increasing humanitarian aid, engaging African leaders and regional peace processes, and supporting war-crimes accountability. Importantly, as a sense-of-Congress measure, it signals congressional support for these steps but does not itself create new law or mandatory funding.