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HRES 185 115th Congress House International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Iran Middle East

Calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history.

Introduced: March 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 29, 2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 29, 2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that Robert Levinson is the longest held U.S. civilian in U.S. history. Notes that repeated pledges by Iranian officials to provide their government's assistance have not led to any meaningful progress in locating or returning him.

Urges the government of Iran to take meaningful steps towards fulfilling its promises to assist in locating and returning Levinson, including immediately providing all information from all entities of such government regarding his disappearance.

Urges the President and U.S. allies to continue to press the Iranian government to locate and return Levinson, notwithstanding disagreements with Iran on a broad array of issues, including Iran's ballistic missile program, sponsorship of international terrorism, and human rights abuses. Notes that further delay in locating and returning Levinson remains a significant obstacle to improving U.S.-Iran relations.

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

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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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