HCONRES 319 108th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Democracy Discrimination in education Discrimination in employment Education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Human rights International agencies International cooperation Iran Labor and Employment Middle East and North Africa Minorities Political persecution Religion Religious education Religious liberty Treaties

Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha i community by the Government of Iran.

Introduced: October 30, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

Jun 24, 2004

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

May 12, 2004

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 12, 2004

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

May 11, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.

Oct 30, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Oct 30, 2003

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the Government of Iran to eliminate religious, educational, and employment discrimination against the members of the Bahai Faith.

Urges the reestablishment of Bahai institutions and the return of all confiscated Bahai properties.

Urges the United States and other countries, including the United Nations, to pursue an end to human rights violations in Iran.

What's happening now June 24, 2004

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee

Cosponsors 5

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jun 22, 2004

Sherman, Brad

California · Jun 21, 2004

Smith, Adam

Washington · Jun 17, 2004

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · May 6, 2004

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Oct 30, 2003

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 319: Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha i community by the Government of Iran.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-319/

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"H. Con. Res. 319: Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha i community by the Government of Iran.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-319/.

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H. Con. Res. 319, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-319/.

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