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HRES 187 116th Congress House International Affairs Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights International organizations and cooperation Iraq Middle East

Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls on Iran to release detained U.S. citizens and other foreign nationals. The resolution urges the United States to make the release of such individuals a high priority.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
CHABOT, STEVE
· Mar 7, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 7, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 187: Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-187/
MLA
"H. Res. 187: Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-187/.
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H. Res. 187, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-187/.
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[H. Res. 187: Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-187/)
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