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HRES 992 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters,…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009.

Introduced: February 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsHuman rightsInternational law and treaties
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IranMiddle EastMilitias and paramilitary groupsProtest and dissentRule of law and government transparencyViolent crime
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Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 16, 2009
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 Latest action December 16, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the gross abuses of the rights of Iranian citizens by the government of Islamic Republic of Iran and calls on the government to immediately honor its obligations under its own constitution and International Human Rights Laws.

Supports the rights of Iranian citizens to peacefully protest.

Urges the government of Iran to release all those peaceful protectors and opposition supporters it has detained, stop the harassment and violent acts against these Iranian citizens committed by security forces and the Basij militias, and bring to justice the government authorities responsible for such unlawful acts of violence.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 7
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 18, 2010
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 20, 2010
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 20, 2010
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 20, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2010
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Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 24, 2010
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 24, 2010
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 24, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 992: Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-992/
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"H. Res. 992: Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-992/.
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H. Res. 992, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-992/.
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[H. Res. 992: Expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-992/)
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