HCONRES 362 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.

Introduced May 22, 2008 Originated House Sponsor Gary L. Ackerman D-NY

Latest action · May 22, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

IntroducedMay 22, 2008
Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Declares that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability through economic, political, and diplomatic means is vital to U.S. national security.

Urges the President to use his authority to impose sanctions on: (1) Iranian banks engaged in proliferation activities or the support of terrorist groups; (2) international banks which conduct financial transactions with proscribed Iranian banks; (3) energy companies with large investments in the Iranian petroleum or natural gas sector; and (4) all companies which do business with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Demands that the President initiate an international effort to increase economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities.

Urges the President to lead a regional diplomatic effort to support the legitimate governments in the region against Iranian destabilization efforts.

Cosponsors 280

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2008 to Sep 25, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-IN	Mike Pence	Original	May 22, 2008
D-MA	Barney Frank		Jun 3, 2008
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Jun 3, 2008
R-CT	Christopher Shays		Jun 3, 2008
R-IN	Dan Burton		Jun 3, 2008
D-GA	David Scott		Jun 3, 2008
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz		Jun 3, 2008
D-NY	Edolphus Towns		Jun 3, 2008
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Jun 3, 2008
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel		Jun 3, 2008
R-VA	Eric Cantor		Jun 3, 2008
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman		Jun 3, 2008
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Jun 3, 2008
D-CA	Jim Costa		Jun 3, 2008
D-CA	Joe Baca		Jun 3, 2008
R-MI	Joe Knollenberg		Jun 3, 2008
D-NY	Joseph Crowley		Jun 3, 2008
R-PR	Luis G. Fortuno		Jun 3, 2008
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Jun 3, 2008
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Jun 3, 2008
D-PA	Robert A. Brady		Jun 3, 2008
D-FL	Robert Wexler		Jun 3, 2008
D-FL	Ron Klein		Jun 3, 2008
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Jun 4, 2008
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Jun 4, 2008
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Jun 4, 2008
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray		Jun 4, 2008
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		Jun 4, 2008
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez		Jun 4, 2008
R-FL	Cliff Stearns		Jun 4, 2008
D-FL	Corrine Brown		Jun 4, 2008
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Jun 4, 2008
R-MI	Dave Camp		Jun 4, 2008
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Jun 4, 2008
D-AZ	Ed Pastor		Jun 4, 2008
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Jun 4, 2008
D-TX	Gene Green		Jun 4, 2008
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Jun 4, 2008
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jun 4, 2008
D-GA	Jim Marshall		Jun 4, 2008
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jun 4, 2008
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg		Jun 4, 2008
R-CA	John Campbell		Jun 4, 2008
R-NY	John M. McHugh		Jun 4, 2008
R-OK	John Sullivan		Jun 4, 2008
R-NV	Jon C. Porter		Jun 4, 2008
R-NE	Lee Terry		Jun 4, 2008
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Jun 4, 2008
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave		Jun 4, 2008
D-CO	Mark Udall		Jun 4, 2008
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jun 4, 2008
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jun 4, 2008
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty		Jun 4, 2008
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Jun 4, 2008
R-NJ	Mike Ferguson		Jun 4, 2008
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey		Jun 4, 2008
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Jun 4, 2008
R-GA	Paul C. Broun		Jun 4, 2008
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Jun 4, 2008
D-IN	Peter J. Visclosky		Jun 4, 2008
R-AZ	Rick Renzi		Jun 4, 2008
R-NC	Robin Hayes		Jun 4, 2008
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen		Jun 4, 2008
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett		Jun 4, 2008
R-MO	Sam Graves		Jun 4, 2008
D-NV	Shelley Berkley		Jun 4, 2008
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer		Jun 4, 2008
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones		Jun 4, 2008
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Jun 4, 2008
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette		Jun 4, 2008
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman		Jun 4, 2008
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jun 4, 2008
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo		Jun 4, 2008
D-PA	Tim Holden		Jun 4, 2008
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Jun 4, 2008
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.		Jun 4, 2008
R-TN	Zach Wamp		Jun 4, 2008
D-PA	Allyson Y. Schwartz		Jun 5, 2008
D-OH	Betty Sutton		Jun 5, 2008
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Jun 5, 2008
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Jun 5, 2008
D-AZ	Harry E. Mitchell		Jun 5, 2008
D-NC	Heath Shuler		Jun 5, 2008
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Jun 5, 2008
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Jun 5, 2008
R-NJ	Jim Saxton		Jun 5, 2008
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Jun 5, 2008
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jun 5, 2008
D-IL	Phil Hare		Jun 5, 2008
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		Jun 5, 2008
R-NE	Adrian Smith		Jun 10, 2008
D-TX	Al Green		Jun 10, 2008
D-NC	Brad Miller		Jun 10, 2008
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Jun 10, 2008
D-TX	Charles A. Gonzalez		Jun 10, 2008
R-UT	Chris Cannon		Jun 10, 2008
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Jun 10, 2008
D-PA	Christopher P. Carney		Jun 10, 2008
D-OK	Dan Boren		Jun 10, 2008
R-TN	David Davis		Jun 10, 2008
R-CA	David Dreier		Jun 10, 2008
R-WA	David G. Reichert		Jun 10, 2008
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Jun 10, 2008
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Jun 10, 2008
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Jun 10, 2008
R-CA	George Radanovich		Jun 10, 2008
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite		Jun 10, 2008
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jun 10, 2008
D-RI	James R. Langevin		Jun 10, 2008
D-UT	Jim Matheson		Jun 10, 2008
R-MN	Jim Ramstad		Jun 10, 2008
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Jun 10, 2008
D-PA	Joe Sestak		Jun 10, 2008
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Jun 10, 2008
D-FL	Kendrick B. Meek		Jun 10, 2008
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Jun 10, 2008
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Jun 10, 2008
D-TX	Nick Lampson		Jun 10, 2008
D-WA	Norman D. Dicks		Jun 10, 2008
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Jun 10, 2008
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jun 10, 2008
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Jun 10, 2008
R-NY	Thomas M. Reynolds		Jun 10, 2008
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Jun 10, 2008
R-GA	Tom Price		Jun 10, 2008
D-WA	Adam Smith		Jun 11, 2008
D-CA	Jane Harman		Jun 11, 2008
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Jun 11, 2008
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra		Jun 11, 2008
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Jun 11, 2008
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Jun 11, 2008
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Jun 12, 2008
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Jun 12, 2008
D-OH	Charles A. Wilson		Jun 12, 2008
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		Jun 12, 2008
D-LA	Donald J. Cazayoux Jr.		Jun 12, 2008
R-NC	Howard Coble		Jun 12, 2008
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Jun 12, 2008
R-NY	John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.		Jun 12, 2008
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jun 12, 2008
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Jun 12, 2008
D-RI	Patrick J. Kennedy		Jun 12, 2008
D-WI	Steve Kagen		Jun 12, 2008
D-FL	Allen Boyd		Jun 17, 2008
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner		Jun 17, 2008
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Jun 17, 2008
R-NV	Dean Heller		Jun 17, 2008
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Jun 17, 2008
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Jun 17, 2008
D-IL	Jerry F. Costello		Jun 17, 2008
D-IL	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.		Jun 17, 2008
R-OH	Jim Jordan		Jun 17, 2008
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Jun 17, 2008
D-TN	Lincoln Davis		Jun 17, 2008
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		Jun 17, 2008
R-OK	Mary Fallin		Jun 17, 2008
D-NY	Michael A. Arcuri		Jun 17, 2008
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle		Jun 17, 2008
R-NY	Peter T. King		Jun 17, 2008
D-IL	Rahm Emanuel		Jun 17, 2008
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Jun 17, 2008
R-VA	Thelma D. Drake		Jun 17, 2008
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Jun 17, 2008
R-FL	Tom Feeney		Jun 17, 2008
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		Jun 24, 2008
D-AL	Artur Davis		Jun 24, 2008
R-WY	Barbara Cubin		Jun 24, 2008
R-SC	Bob Inglis		Jun 24, 2008
D-NY	Brian Higgins		Jun 24, 2008
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Jun 24, 2008
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		Jun 24, 2008
R-CA	Darrell Issa		Jun 24, 2008
R-CA	Devin Nunes		Jun 24, 2008
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.		Jun 24, 2008
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.		Jun 24, 2008
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett		Jun 24, 2008
R-OH	Jean Schmidt		Jun 24, 2008
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Jun 24, 2008
D-GA	John Barrow		Jun 24, 2008
R-AR	John Boozman		Jun 24, 2008
R-MN	John Kline		Jun 24, 2008
R-GA	John Linder		Jun 24, 2008
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand		Jun 24, 2008
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart		Jun 24, 2008
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez		Jun 24, 2008
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		Jun 24, 2008
D-AR	Marion Berry		Jun 24, 2008
D-NC	Mike McIntyre		Jun 24, 2008
D-AR	Mike Ross		Jun 24, 2008
D-CA	Mike Thompson		Jun 24, 2008
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Jun 24, 2008
D-NH	Paul W. Hodes		Jun 24, 2008
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Jun 24, 2008
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Jun 24, 2008
D-WI	Ron Kind		Jun 24, 2008
R-IA	Steve King		Jun 24, 2008
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Jun 24, 2008
D-FL	Tim Mahoney		Jun 24, 2008
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop		Jun 24, 2008
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson		Jun 24, 2008
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jun 24, 2008
R-NY	Vito Fossella		Jun 24, 2008
D-OH	Zachary T. Space		Jun 24, 2008
D-CA	Bob Filner		Jun 26, 2008
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Jun 26, 2008
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Jun 26, 2008
D-PA	Jason Altmire		Jun 26, 2008
R-IL	Jerry Weller		Jun 26, 2008
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes		Jun 26, 2008
R-IL	John Shimkus		Jun 26, 2008
D-FL	Kathy Castor		Jun 26, 2008
D-MO	Russ Carnahan		Jun 26, 2008
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Jun 26, 2008
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Jun 26, 2008
R-IA	Tom Latham		Jun 26, 2008
R-FL	Connie Mack		Jul 9, 2008
R-WA	Doc Hastings		Jul 9, 2008
R-AK	Don Young		Jul 9, 2008
D-AZ	Gabrielle Giffords		Jul 9, 2008
R-OR	Greg Walden		Jul 9, 2008
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson		Jul 9, 2008
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter		Jul 9, 2008
D-IL	Melissa L. Bean		Jul 9, 2008
R-MN	Michele Bachmann		Jul 9, 2008
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Jul 9, 2008
D-MS	Travis Childers		Jul 9, 2008
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Jul 9, 2008
R-ID	Bill Sali		Jul 10, 2008
D-TX	Chet Edwards		Jul 10, 2008
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Jul 10, 2008
D-CA	Jackie Speier		Jul 10, 2008
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Jul 10, 2008
D-PA	Patrick J. Murphy		Jul 10, 2008
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan		Jul 10, 2008
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Jul 15, 2008
D-CA	Dennis A. Cardoza		Jul 15, 2008
R-CA	Elton Gallegly		Jul 15, 2008
D-CO	John T. Salazar		Jul 15, 2008
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Jul 15, 2008
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Jul 15, 2008
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin		Jul 15, 2008
R-OK	Tom Cole		Jul 15, 2008
R-MO	W. Todd Akin		Jul 15, 2008
D-SC	John M. Spratt, Jr.		Jul 23, 2008
D-IN	Brad Ellsworth		Jul 24, 2008
D-CT	Christopher Murphy		Jul 24, 2008
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren		Jul 24, 2008
R-CA	Kevin McCarthy		Jul 24, 2008
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		Jul 24, 2008
D-NY	Steve Israel		Jul 24, 2008
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jul 30, 2008
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jul 30, 2008
D-CA	Ellen O. Tauscher		Jul 30, 2008
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Jul 30, 2008
R-NY	James T. Walsh		Jul 30, 2008
R-IL	Judy Biggert		Jul 30, 2008
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Jul 30, 2008
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Jul 30, 2008
R-PA	Phil English		Jul 31, 2008
R-MO	Roy Blunt		Jul 31, 2008
D-KY	Ben Chandler		Sep 8, 2008
D-PA	Chaka Fattah		Sep 8, 2008
D-CO	Diana DeGette		Sep 8, 2008
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano		Sep 8, 2008
D-NY	John J. Hall		Sep 8, 2008
D-CA	Laura Richardson		Sep 8, 2008
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Sep 8, 2008
D-MA	Niki Tsongas		Sep 8, 2008
R-LA	Jim McCrery		Sep 9, 2008
R-CA	Wally Herger		Sep 9, 2008
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Sep 11, 2008
R-FL	Dave Weldon		Sep 16, 2008
R-OH	Deborah Pryce		Sep 16, 2008
D-CA	Jerry McNerney		Sep 18, 2008
D-MI	Sander M. Levin		Sep 18, 2008
D-LA	Charlie Melancon		Sep 23, 2008
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt		Sep 23, 2008
R-FL	John L. Mica		Sep 25, 2008
R-CA	Mary Bono		Sep 25, 2008
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Sep 25, 2008

Withdrew 5 Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO Jul 9, 2008·Steve Cohen D-TN Jul 22, 2008·Thomas H. Allen D-ME Jul 22, 2008·Danny K. Davis D-IL Jul 30, 2008·John Lewis D-GA Sep 8, 2008

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred May 22, 2008

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 22, 2008Introduced in House
May 22, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H6581	Mike Pence R-IN	Jul 16, 2008
House	Debate and remarks H6388	Ron Paul R-TX	Jul 10, 2008
House	Debate and remarks H6148, H6151	Ron Paul R-TX, Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD	Jun 26, 2008

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SRES 580	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.	Related bill	Jun 2, 2008

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.

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May 22, 2008Introduced in House

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