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HRES 497 117th Congress House International Affairs Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights Iran Middle East Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime

Condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called "honor killings" in Iran, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 29, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared should be investigated and prosecuted and that the practice of honor killings in Iran is a violation of internationally recognized human rights. Further, it urges the Department of State to rebuke Iran for this practice and to condemn Iranian human rights abuses against vulnerable populations, including abuses based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender expression.

What's happening now July 29, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 16 Republican 5
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 29, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 29, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 27, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 27, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2021
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 27, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 27, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 27, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jul 27, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 27, 2021
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 27, 2021
 R
Kim, Young
California · Jun 24, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 497: Condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called "honor killings" in Iran, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-497/
MLA
"H. Res. 497: Condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called "honor killings" in Iran, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-497/.
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H. Res. 497, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-497/.
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[H. Res. 497: Condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called "honor killings" in Iran, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-497/)
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