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HRES 1725 111th Congress House

Condemning and deploring the murderous attacks, bombings, kidnappings, and threats against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in…

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Official title: Condemning and deploring the murderous attacks, bombings, kidnappings, and threats against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad on October 31, 2010, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2010 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rights
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IraqLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMiddle EastRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Nov 18, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Nov 18, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 18, 2010
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Nov 18, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. government should: (1) denounce violence and human rights violations committed against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq; (2) assist Iraq in developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to secure places of worship and religious congregation and increase the representation of such religious communities in the Iraqi government and security forces, and in the economic, social, and political aspects of its society; (3) assist in funding, training, and deploying police units; (4) urge Iraq to investigate and prosecute allegations of such human rights violations; and (5) continue processing Iraqi refugees for resettlement to the United States taking into account the ongoing targeted violence and the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1725: Condemning and deploring the murderous attacks, bombings, kidnappings, and threats against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad on October 31, 2010, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1725/
MLA
"H. Res. 1725: Condemning and deploring the murderous attacks, bombings, kidnappings, and threats against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad on October 31, 2010, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1725/.
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H. Res. 1725, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1725/.
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[H. Res. 1725: Condemning and deploring the murderous attacks, bombings, kidnappings, and threats against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad on October 31, 2010, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1725/)
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