Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
USA115th CongressHRES-274| House
| Updated: 12/12/2018
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (133)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)David Schweikert (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Dana Rohrabacher (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Luke Messer (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Steve King (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)David A. Trott (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)John J. Duncan (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Africa Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Condemns the government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Urges the President and the Department of State to: (1) condemn the Iranian government's continued violation of human rights and demand the immediate release of prisoners held solely on account of their religion, and (2) impose sanctions on Iranian officials and other individuals directly responsible for serious human rights abuses.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Latest Companion Bill Action
SRES 115-139Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8276-8277; text: CR S8277)
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10138-10140)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10138-10139)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10138-10139)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
International Affairs
Detention of personsHuman rightsIranMiddle EastReligionSanctions
Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
USA115th CongressHRES-274| House
| Updated: 12/12/2018
Condemns the government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Urges the President and the Department of State to: (1) condemn the Iranian government's continued violation of human rights and demand the immediate release of prisoners held solely on account of their religion, and (2) impose sanctions on Iranian officials and other individuals directly responsible for serious human rights abuses.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Latest Companion Bill Action
SRES 115-139Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8276-8277; text: CR S8277)
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10138-10140)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10138-10139)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10138-10139)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (133)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)David Schweikert (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Dana Rohrabacher (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Luke Messer (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Steve King (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)David A. Trott (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)John J. Duncan (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Africa Subcommittee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Detention of personsHuman rightsIranMiddle EastReligionSanctions