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HCONRES 283 97th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Iran Religion and Clergy Religious liberty

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President and other official representatives of the United States should at every opportunity before international forums reiterate…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President and other official representatives of the United States should at every opportunity before international forums reiterate and emphasize the extent to which we deplore and condemn the religious persecution of peoples of the Baha'i faith by the Government of Iran.

Introduced: March 9, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 18, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 18, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 9, 1982
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States condemns and opposes the religious persecutions by Iran of persons of the Baha'i faith; and (2) official U.S. representatives should emphasize before international forums the extent to which the United States condemns such religious persecution.

What's happening now March 18, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 6, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 283: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President and other official representatives of the United States should at every opportunity before international forums reiterate and emphasize the extent to which we deplore and condemn the religious persecution of peoples of the Baha'i faith by the Government of Iran.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-283/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 283: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President and other official representatives of the United States should at every opportunity before international forums reiterate and emphasize the extent to which we deplore and condemn the religious persecution of peoples of the Baha'i faith by the Government of Iran.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-283/.
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H. Con. Res. 283, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-283/.
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[H. Con. Res. 283: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President and other official representatives of the United States should at every opportunity before international forums reiterate and emphasize the extent to which we deplore and condemn the religious persecution of peoples of the Baha'i faith by the Government of Iran.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-283/)
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