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SRES 81 119th Congress Senate International Affairs

A resolution calling on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Ricketts, Pete Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S982)
Feb 13, 2025
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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,006 Paul, Rand In the nature of a substitute. Pending Jul 23, 2025
SAMDT 3,005 Paul, Rand To amend the preamble. Pending Jul 23, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The resolution urges the E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) to invoke the snapback of United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 before the option expires on October 18, 2025. 

This resolution also (1) recognizes that Iran's possession of a nuclear weapon would threaten U.S. and global security, (2) condemns Iran's repeated violations of certain international commitments related to nuclear weapons, and (3) reaffirms that the United States maintains the right to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

What's happening now February 13, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S982)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 81: A resolution calling on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-81/
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"S. Res. 81: A resolution calling on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-81/.
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S. Res. 81, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-81/.
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[S. Res. 81: A resolution calling on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-81/)
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