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HCONRES 159 114th Congress House International Affairs Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Evidence and witnesses Human rights Iran Middle East Protest and dissent War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.

Introduced: September 26, 2016 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Condemns the government of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and for denying the evidence of crimes against humanity.

Urges: (1) the Administration and U.S. allies to condemn the massacre and pressure the Iranian government to provide detailed information to the victims' families about their loved ones and their final resting places; and (2) the United Nations (U.N.) Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran and the U.N. Human Rights Council to create a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the massacre, gather evidence, identify the perpetrators, and bring them to justice.

What's happening now September 21, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 10 Republican 5
Comstock, Barbara
· Dec 8, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 8, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Dec 8, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 7, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 5, 2016
Marino, Tom
· Dec 1, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 30, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 29, 2016
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 29, 2016
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 18, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 14, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 14, 2016
Pittenger, Robert
· Nov 14, 2016
Woodall, Rob
· Nov 14, 2016
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 27, 2016
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 26, 2016
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Sep 26, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 26, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 26, 2016
ROYCE, ED
· Sep 21, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 159: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-159/
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"H. Con. Res. 159: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-159/.
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H. Con. Res. 159, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-159/.
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