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SRES 245 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: August 3, 2017 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 2017
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6931)
Oct 31, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6931)
Oct 16, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Oct 16, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.
Oct 5, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4881)
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Calls on the government of Iran to: (1) release Siamak Namazi, Baquer Namazi, Xiyue Wang, 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.

Urges the President to: (1) take whatever steps are in the national interest to secure the release of such individuals, 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 and residents have been detained to consider establishing a multinational task force to work to secure the release of the detainees.

What's happening now October 31, 2017

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6931)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2