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S. Con. Res. 40 111th Congress Senate

A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people…

Official title: A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.

Introduced: September 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Detention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeIran
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
Sep 22, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9682)
Sep 22, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9682)
Sep 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 22, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9682)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages the government of Iran to: (1) grant consular access by the government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd and allow them to communicate by telephone with their families in the United States; and (2) allow Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reunite in the United States with their families as soon as possible.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HCONRES 189 Encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Ba…
  • SCONRES 45 A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to allow Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reu…
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 40: A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-40/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 40: A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-40/.
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S. Con. Res. 40, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-40/.
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[S. Con. Res. 40: A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-40/)
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