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HJRES 154 101th Congress House International Affairs Authors and authorship Iran Murder Terrorism

Expressing the sense of the Congress to condemn the death sentence issued against British author Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran and to call for its immediate repudiation.

Introduced: February 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 1989
For Further Action See H.Res.102.
Mar 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 23, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the death sentence issued against British author Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Calls for its immediate repudiation and the immediate withdrawal of any reward of money and martyrdom for the murder of Mr. Rushdie.

What's happening now March 9, 1989

For Further Action See H.Res.102.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 102 Procedurally related Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the death threats issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 1989
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 1, 1989
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 23, 1989
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 23, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 23, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 154: Expressing the sense of the Congress to condemn the death sentence issued against British author Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran and to call for its immediate repudiation.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-154/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 154: Expressing the sense of the Congress to condemn the death sentence issued against British author Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran and to call for its immediate repudiation.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-154/.
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H.J. Res. 154, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-154/.
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[H.J. Res. 154: Expressing the sense of the Congress to condemn the death sentence issued against British author Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran and to call for its immediate repudiation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-154/)
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