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HRES 188 115th Congress House

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

Introduced: May 3, 2017 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 50
All 50 Democratic 24 Republican 14
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 14, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Apr 27, 2018
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 10, 2018
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Mar 13, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 23, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 7, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 2, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 30, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 9, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Dec 20, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Jul 18, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 15, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 24, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 23, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 11, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 11, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 11, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· May 11, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 11, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· May 3, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 28, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 24, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 24, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Apr 24, 2017
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 8, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 3, 2017
Delaney, John
· Apr 3, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Apr 3, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 3, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 27, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 23, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 13, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Mar 13, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 9, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 9, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 9, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Mar 9, 2017
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 188: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-188/
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"H. Res. 188: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-188/.
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H. Res. 188, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-188/.
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[H. Res. 188: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-188/)
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