SRES 99 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Iran Middle East

A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to follow through on repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history.

Introduced: March 10, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

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In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Feb 11, 2016

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S881-882; text of committee substitute as amended: CR S881-882)

Feb 11, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S881-882; text of committee substitute as amended: CR S881-882)

Feb 10, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.

Feb 10, 2016

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

Feb 10, 2016

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Mar 10, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1388)

Mar 10, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on February 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes that Robert Levinson is the longest held U.S. civilian in our nation's history.

Notes the repeated pledges by and renewed commitment of Iranian officials to provide their government's assistance in the Robert Levinson case.

Urges the government of Iran, as a humanitarian gesture, to act on its promises to assist in Robert Levinson's case and to provide all information from all entities of the government of Iran regarding Robert Levinson's disappearance to the U.S. government.

Urges the President and U.S. allies to continue to raise the Robert Levinson case with Iranian officials at every opportunity, notwithstanding the disagreements the United States has with Iran on a broad array of issues, including Iran's ballistic missile program, sponsorship of international terrorism, and human rights abuses.

Expresses sympathy to Robert Levinson's family for their anguish and expresses hope that their ordeal can be brought to an end in the near future.

What's happening now February 11, 2016

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Cosponsors 1

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Feb 9, 2016

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 99: A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to follow through on repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-99/

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"S. Res. 99: A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to follow through on repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-99/.

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S. Res. 99, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-99/.

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[S. Res. 99: A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to follow through on repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-99/)