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A resolution supporting the rights of the people of Iran to determine their future, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1705-1706)
Mar 11, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution (1) expresses the Senate's support for the rights of the people of Iran to peacefully assemble and engage in legitimate protest; (2) condemns the Iranian regime's human rights abuses, repression of peaceful protests, and actions related to the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752; and (3) calls on domestic and foreign governments, institutions, and other stakeholders to support the ability of Iranians to live in a free and open society.

What's happening now March 11, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1705-1706)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 30, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 2, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 12, 2020
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 11, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 11, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 539: A resolution supporting the rights of the people of Iran to determine their future, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-539/
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"S. Res. 539: A resolution supporting the rights of the people of Iran to determine their future, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-539/.
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S. Res. 539, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-539/.
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