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HR 3259 114th Congress International Affairs

To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries…

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To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all United States citizens held by the Government of Iran are released and returned to the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3259: To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all United States citizens held by the Government of Iran are released and returned to the United States, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3259/
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"H.R. 3259: To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all United States citizens held by the Government of Iran are released and returned to the United States, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3259/.
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H.R. 3259, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3259/.
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[H.R. 3259: To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all United States citizens held by the Government of Iran are released and returned to the United States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3259/)
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