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HRES 111 114th Congress House International Affairs Detention of persons Human rights Iran Middle East Religion

Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.

Introduced: February 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Mar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that freedom of religious belief and practice is a universal human right and a fundamental freedom of every individual, regardless of race, sex, country, creed, or nationality, and should never be arbitrarily abridged by any government.

Recognizes that governments have a responsibility to protect the fundamental rights of their citizens.

Calls on Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.

What's happening now March 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Hensarling, Jeb
· Apr 21, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Apr 21, 2015
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 16, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 13, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Feb 13, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 111: Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-111/
MLA
"H. Res. 111: Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-111/.
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H. Res. 111, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-111/.
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[H. Res. 111: Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-111/)
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