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SRES 216 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights International organizations and cooperation Iran Middle East

A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to release unjustly detained United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2017 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 10, 2017
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Calls on the government of Iran to: (1) release Siamak Namazi, Baquer Namazi, Nizar Zakka, and any other U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident alien, or foreign national being unjustly detained in Iran; and (2) fulfill its promises to assist in locating and returning Robert Levinson.

Encourages the President to: (1) take meaningful action to secure the release of such individuals if Iran does not do so, and (2) make the release of U.S. citizens and legal permanent resident aliens held hostage by the Iranian government the highest of priorities.

Requests the United States and its allies whose nationals have been detained to consider establishing a multinational task force to secure the release of the detainees.

What's happening now July 10, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 216: A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to release unjustly detained United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-216/
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"S. Res. 216: A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to release unjustly detained United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-216/.
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S. Res. 216, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-216/.
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[S. Res. 216: A resolution calling on the Government of Iran to release unjustly detained United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-216/)
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