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A resolution supporting the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.

Introduced: January 4, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)
Jan 4, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.

Calls on the government of Iran to respect the rights of the people of Iran to freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly.

Condemns Iran's human rights violations.

Warns Iran against any violence or retribution targeting peaceful protestors.

Objects to acts of censorship, intimidation, and other restrictions on freedoms of speech, press, and expression.

Encourages the President, the Department of State, and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) to work to convene emergency sessions of the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. Human Rights Council to condemn Iran's ongoing human rights violations and establish a related Security Council monitoring mechanism.

Calls on Iran to cooperate with and allow visits of the U.N. Special Rapporteurs for Human Rights and the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Urges the President and State Department to work with the international community to ensure that human rights violations are part of all multilateral or bilateral discussions with and regarding Iran.

What's happening now January 4, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 22 Republican 11
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 15, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 14, 2018
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 5, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jan 22, 2018
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2018
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 17, 2018
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 17, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 17, 2018
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 17, 2018
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 11, 2018
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 11, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2018
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 11, 2018
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 11, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 10, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 10, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 10, 2018
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 10, 2018
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 10, 2018
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 10, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 10, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 9, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 9, 2018
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 9, 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 9, 2018
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 9, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 9, 2018
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 9, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 9, 2018
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 9, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 9, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 9, 2018
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 4, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 368: A resolution supporting the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-368/
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"S. Res. 368: A resolution supporting the right of all Iranian citizens to have their voices heard.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-368/.
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