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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

USA116th CongressHRES-259| House 
| Updated: 6/20/2019
Jeff Fortenberry

Jeff Fortenberry

Republican Representative

Nebraska

Cosponsors (76)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Max Rose (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the United States should support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; and (2) the Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats.
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Timeline
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • March 27, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • March 27, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • June 20, 2019
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • June 20, 2019
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Foreign aid and international reliefIraqMiddle EastRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligion

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

USA116th CongressHRES-259| House 
| Updated: 6/20/2019
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the United States should support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; and (2) the Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats.
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Timeline
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • March 27, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • March 27, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • June 20, 2019
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • June 20, 2019
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jeff Fortenberry

Jeff Fortenberry

Republican Representative

Nebraska

Cosponsors (76)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Max Rose (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Ken Buck (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign aid and international reliefIraqMiddle EastRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligion